Green Criminology and Climate Justice A South-Asian Perspective

Foreword

About this Book

List of Contributors

1.  Introduction

Shanthakumar Sanjeevi and Dhanya S

Part I          Green Crimes and Criminal Justice Jurisprudence: Emergence and Theories

2.  Conceptualizing The Anatomy of Green Criminology in South Asia
Aaratrika Pandey and Aseem Chandra Paliwal

3.  A South Asian Regional Governance of Environmental Crime: An Increasing Threat to Our Future
Mayuri H. Pandya and Bulbul Chatterjee Roy

4.  Perils of Transboundary Displacement on Environment: A Critique on an Invisible Environmental Crime
Arunava Banerjee and Banhita Sarkar

5.  Restorative Environmental Justice From Perspective of Tribal Rights
Rohit Kumar and Akanksha Marwah

6.  Victimization Through Environmental Injustice
Faisal Melangadi and M. Priyamvadha

7.  Mitigating Environmental Crimes in Developing Countries: Exploring the Role of Education as an Agent of Social Change.
Abel Ebiega Enokela

Part II         Green Crimes: Types, Issues, and Challenges

8.  Victimology Of Green Criminology: Situating the Victims of Environmental Crime
Mehreen Manzoor

9.  Animal Poaching And Trafficking: A Crime Against The Speechless
Shreya Rawat

10.  Environmental Crimes and Corporations: Fixing Liability in The Indian Context
Akshay Kharbanda

11.  The Vanishing Point of Ecology Featuring Carbon Criminals: A Study of Ecocide in the South Asian Countries with a Special Focus on the Indian Landscape
Arunima Shastri and Sourav Chakraborty

12.  Illegal Trade of Wildlife in the Indian Ocean Region and Legal Provisions to Combat the Same
Jimmy Jose and Shambhavi Sharma

13.  Groundwater Exploitation in India for Quenching Thirst and Supporting Water for Food: Uncontrolled Anthropogenic Water Demands and Reliance Leading to Eco-crime
Gayathri D Naik and Sanjay Shenoi P

14.  Genesis And Growth of Red Sanders Smuggling: Political Economic Analysis of Critical Green Criminology
Hepzibah Beulah, E. Prema, and V. Shyam Sundar

15.  The Looming Disaster of Waste Generation From Solar Panels: Need for Implementing Legislation for End-Life Management of Photovoltaic Cells
Shrey Kapoor and Vidhi Katiyar

Part III       Green Crimes and Climate Justice: Case Studies

16.  Possession Of Exotic Animals as Pets. A Green Criminological Approach to a Non-Dimensioned Phenomenon in Mexico
José Luis Carpio-Domínguez, Jesús Ignacio Castro Salazar, and Dinorah del Carmen Torres-Alfaro 

17.  Green Crime and Climate Justice in Ghana: An Examination of the Impact of Illegal Mining (GALAMSEY)
Prince Boamah Abrah and Lawrence Boakye

18.  Pollution Crimes in the Spanish Criminal Code with Special Reference to Marine Spills and Ozone Layer Emissions
María del Mar Martín Aragón

19.  Criminalization of Environmental Crimes in Pakistan and India: A Comparative Study
Muhammad Imran Ali

20.  The Similarities Between Bhopal Gas Tragedy and Mariana Dam Disaster: An Analysis from the Green Criminology Perspective
Pedro Queiroz

21.  A Study On Green Criminology In North-Eastern Region In India Vis-À-Vis The Forest Conservation and Wildlife: A Juridical Approach
Partha Sarothi Rakshit

22.  Legal, Social and Political Conundrums in Regulating Rathole Mining in Meghalaya
Shilpa Singh Jaswant

23.  Green Crimes: A Study on Interrelationship Between Psychology, Visibility and Law in Reference to Waste Segregation in Mumbai
Anju Singh

24.  Green Criminological Assessment of the Fashion Industry in Tiruppur, India: The Real Cost of Luxury
Dirgha Devang Nanavati and Tarakeshwari D. Bulusu

25.  Green Policing: A Comparative Study Between India and Bangladesh
Purvi Pokhariyal and Deepa Dubey

Part IV        Mitigating Environmental Crimes - Role of Legislature, Executive, Judiciary, and Citizens

26.  An Analysis of The Endeavours by The Indian Government to Curb Wildlife Crimes
Sajith Mohmad Saleem

27.  India's Role in Mitigating Organized Environmental Crimes: Challenges and a Way Forward
Kumar Kunal

28.  Economics of Wildlife Crimes and Punishment: An Indian Perspective
Abhishek Kumar and Himanshu Pabreja

29.  A Discussion on Interplay of Criminal Sanctions Under General Penal Laws for Environmental Harm and Specific Legislation for Water Pollution in Light of Judicial Delineation in India
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kaushal Thakker, Judge, High Court of Allahabad

30.  Need for Mitigation Against Green Crimes to Counteract Effect of Climate Change
Senali Trivedi and Prachi Motiyani

Biography

Prof. (Dr.) Shanthakumar Sanjeevi is the Director of Gujarat National Law University and serves as the Provost of Gujarat Maritime University. He holds several key positions, including President of the Consortium of National Law Universities and President of the Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Legal Education and the Advisory Board for Development of Legal Education & Legal Profession under the Bar Council of India. Internationally, he serves as Vice Chair of the Governing Board (South & West Asia) of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and chairs the Environmental Law Study Group of the International Association of Law Schools. He is also a member of the group of experts of the International Seabed Authority, Gujarat State Biodiversity Board, and the Special Task Force on Education, Chhattisgarh State Planning Commission.

Dhanya S is an academician with over eight years of experience in teaching and research in law. She is currently an assistant professor of law at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar, and also serves as the coordinator of the PG diploma in medical law, policy, and ethics. She holds a doctoral degree with empirical research on the right to healthcare in India, focusing on healthcare access in Gujarat. Her areas of interest include constitutional law, health law, human rights, environmental law, and gender studies. Dr. Dhanya has worked on several prestigious research projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Commission for Women, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and the Government of Gujarat. In 2020, she conducted a field study on the Kachchh coast to assess the effects of sea level rise and saltwater intrusion on farmers’ livelihoods.