South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice
This publication documents the proceedings of the South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice, held last 24–25 March 2012 at Bhurban, Pakistan. The conference brought together chief justices, senior members of the judiciary, and other legal stakeholders in South Asia, to highlight environmental challenges in the subregion, and devise ways to strengthen the implementation of environmental justice and ensure compliance with environmental laws. The recommendations from the conference led to the adoption of a 14-point Bhurban Declaration establishing green benches across Pakistan and calling for subregional collaboration for educated judiciaries, specialized courts, and cooperation to achieve environmental justice.
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2013-10
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Institutions: | Asian Development Bank ; Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
Subject: | environmental law | south asia | green justice | bangladesh | bhutan | india | nepal | pakistan | sri lanka | afghanistan | brazil | indonesia | jordan | environmental justice | green benches | environment conference | bhurban declaration |
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