ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & GOVERNANCE:

INDIAN & EUROPEAN EXPERIENCES

A COMPARISON
Dr.M.K.RAMESH
PROFESSOR OF LAW
NLSIU
mkramesh13@gmail.com
 I. BENCHMARKING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 
STEWARDSHIP
• COMBINED EFFORT OF YALE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ,YALE 
UNIVERSITY AND CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EARTH SCIENCE 
INFORMATION NETWORK, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
• IN COLLABORATION WITH WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM & JOINT 
RESEARCH CENTER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY INDEX (ESI), 2005
• &
• ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDEX (EPI), 2008
 II. AREAS OF COMPARISON

• A. FOUNDATIONAL BASES‐ INSPIRATIONAL STREAMS
• B. PRINCIPLES
• C. POLICY OVERSIGHT & GOVERNANCE

• D. PARTNERSHIP/PARTICIPATION/STEWARDSHIP

• E. CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

• F. STATUS, ROLE AND  RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMUNITY/PEOPLE
• G. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

• H. COURTS , ENVIRONMENTAL ADJUDICATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
ADMINISTRATION