The Parklands Diary

AI Generated Image The current world faces critical triple planetary crises which are composed of environmental pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss. Nowadays, every global organization and institution actively supports the development of powerful local institutions which include specialized judicial bodies to handle environmental issues. This article will look into the legal frameworks that govern sustainable environmental conservation as well as outline a comparative analysis between the statutory laws in Bangladesh and India. The Rio Declaration 1992 establishes through principles 10 and 13 the requirement for national authorities to establish local judicial administrative proceedings that would address environmental law violations. SDG 16 strengthens the importance of enabling effective local institutions with accountability and inclusiveness to ensure justice access for everyone in reaching sustainable development goals. Even the Constitution of Bangladesh imposes a ...

                                                                 Image on Google In the global fight against climate change, a new weapon has emerged; the courts. This article argues that despite Kenya having legal mechanisms to promote climate change litigation it has not been used effectively. There is a need to raise awareness on the role that courts play in the fight against climate change in three ways; advancing policy changes, holding polluters liable and advancing climate change. Kenya can learn from other countries such as   the Netherlands and the USA in utilizing the courts for a better tomorrow. Climate Change Litigation is defined by the 2020 Global Climate Litigation Report on Status Review as cases that raise significant legal or factual questions about mitigating, adapting to, or studying climate c...

                                                          Image on Google            I.                    Introduction  Climate Change discussions are so pertinent in today’s society. This owes to the fact that the manifestations of climate change such as droughts, storms, floods and extreme warm temperatures endangers the survival of humanity and planetary development. These consequences result in conflicts which have led to scholars and professors calling climate change a conflict multiplier and amplifier. These disputes mainly arise from the competition to acquire resources necessary for addressing the disasters caused by climate change. Consequently, these conflicts call for their resolution. Traditionally, litiga...