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VOL. 10, ISSUE 2 (2024)
A turn to human rights in climate change jurisprudence
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Alika Jain
Abstract

“Climate change threatens our ability to achieve sustainable development, and in some cases, our very survival.”

-Ban Ki-Moon [1]

Right to life and equality is an inalienable right and foundation of Human Rights Jurisprudence enmarked in the preamble to UDHR, following the footprint the Supreme Court in a judgment held Right against Climate Change as a part of Right to Clean Environment as one of the limb of Right to Life under Article 21 [2].The impact of Climate Change on life of people raises the concern of climate justice and equity and all those who suffers the harm shall have an access to effective remedy.

This article examines the role that the policy makers, stakeholders, and Indian judiciary has played to address climate change and environmental governance, it further traces contributions landmark judgments to strike a balance with human rights. India’s climatic justice movement oscillates between steps towards a green economy, where the human rights of local communities and vulnerable groups are often violated. Though the Indian Judiciary has been a site of progressive climate change jurisprudence, it is very often left to choose between the two competing strains of ecology conservation and addressing the inherent rights of humans. 
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Pages:156-158
How to cite this article:
Alika Jain "A turn to human rights in climate change jurisprudence". International Journal of Law, Vol 10, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 156-158
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