II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION STRATERGY WORLDWIDE.
It is a fact that Aarhus convention in UNECE regional convention and the wider perspective of international environmental and human rights law was inspired and rooted in all international initiatives. Apart from recognizing the link between public participation and enjoyment of basic human rights the convention makes the reference to principle 1 of Stockholm declaration 1972 of the united nations conference on the human environment ,principle for Rio declaration, which is known as the three pillars of public participation that were adopted in the Aarhus convention . also to the world charter for nature. Also the Aarhus convention was drafted inorder to have an international perspective outlook …show more content…
Case study 1: Gas leak in UCC in Bhopal : The methyl isocyanate, woke the people with burning eyes and aching lungs and exposing over half a million. Twenty thousand people dies in the aftermath because of the exposure, with more dying every year from gas related illness. It depicts one of the most heinous corporate crimes due to negligence and an inhuman pursuit of profit. It is a failure in the institution of law and the government to generate act upon the timely knowledge of risks. Also adding to the fact that the statistics of people died is mere baseless fact when the after effects has still not …show more content…
Case study 2: The Narmada Bachao Andolon : Sardar sarovar is the largest water project undertaken. The venture includes the construction of a high dam on the narmada river, submerging the land in the states of Gujarat,maharastra and madhya Pradesh and an extensive canal and irrigation system in Gujarat. The content of project was referred as ‘lifeline of Gujarat’ as it will bring drinking water to 40 million people, irrigation to 1.8million hectares of land and hydroelectric power. Lack of any legal remedy for violation of law and human rights as the dam had to go ahead without having significant knowledge about the hydrology of river and poor record of rehabilitation and settlement. The human rights violations continue to happen in the valley from the rise in the water level leading in loss of livelihood and cultural
It is a fact that Aarhus convention in UNECE regional convention and the wider perspective of international environmental and human rights law was inspired and rooted in all international initiatives. Apart from recognizing the link between public participation and enjoyment of basic human rights the convention makes the reference to principle 1 of Stockholm declaration 1972 of the united nations conference on the human environment ,principle for Rio declaration, which is known as the three pillars of public participation that were adopted in the Aarhus convention . also to the world charter for nature. Also the Aarhus convention was drafted inorder to have an international perspective outlook …show more content…
Case study 1: Gas leak in UCC in Bhopal : The methyl isocyanate, woke the people with burning eyes and aching lungs and exposing over half a million. Twenty thousand people dies in the aftermath because of the exposure, with more dying every year from gas related illness. It depicts one of the most heinous corporate crimes due to negligence and an inhuman pursuit of profit. It is a failure in the institution of law and the government to generate act upon the timely knowledge of risks. Also adding to the fact that the statistics of people died is mere baseless fact when the after effects has still not …show more content…
Case study 2: The Narmada Bachao Andolon : Sardar sarovar is the largest water project undertaken. The venture includes the construction of a high dam on the narmada river, submerging the land in the states of Gujarat,maharastra and madhya Pradesh and an extensive canal and irrigation system in Gujarat. The content of project was referred as ‘lifeline of Gujarat’ as it will bring drinking water to 40 million people, irrigation to 1.8million hectares of land and hydroelectric power. Lack of any legal remedy for violation of law and human rights as the dam had to go ahead without having significant knowledge about the hydrology of river and poor record of rehabilitation and settlement. The human rights violations continue to happen in the valley from the rise in the water level leading in loss of livelihood and cultural