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USA - Species Conservation Incentives "C. Josh Donlan, Todd Gartner, Timothy Male and Ya-Wei Li" 162India - The Judiciary's Role in Environmental Governance "The Case of Delhi" (Magali Dreyfus) 167 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the role of judicial commissions in implementing environmental protection policies in India and Pakistan. According to the author, the administrative governments and legislatures of South Asia have promoted economic growth, but have not made environmental management a priority. He argues that the legacy of British rule has been a lack of control over industrial expansion, widespread pollution, and poor enforcement of environmental laws. He suggests that judicial commissions have been effective where the scientific evidence is clear and there is a consensus among stakeholders.

India- The Judiciary and the Environment: Recent Trends and Developments 102 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines problems associated with environmental policy in India, focusing on air pollution problems. Overview of environmental problems in India; Factors influencing these environmental problems; Reference to the condition of India's resources; Major contributors to air pollution in India.

The article offers information on the New Delhi Dialogue on the Role of Courts and Tribunals in the Changing Global Order, which was organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru Chair in International Environmental Law (JNCIEL) in cooperation with the Centre for Advanced Study on Courts and Tribunals (CASCT). The New Delhi Dialogue was aimed at making sense of some of the contemporary trends at work in the rapidly changing global order.