Environmental Crime

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The present publication is a research-oriented study of the alarming global Environmental Crime. Environmental Crime have a pretty long history evolving out of a need to project water supplies, soil fertility and human health in general, from the economic and social activities of man. There existed Laws such as Disraeliâ€™s Rivers Act of 1876 in England and the findings of Royal Commission into Pollution in that country in the late 19th and early 20th century which prided a base for the development of environmental stature law world over. The book also deals with the various Environmental Crime which attracted the attention of the Mass media. Another area of Environmental crime discussed is Noise and Industrial Pollution. The book also focuses on violent crime and disorder which can be view as pollution in many instances. The other areas of study include Child Pornography. This study nodoubt will go a long way in exposing the global Environmental Crime, a greation of the growing influence of the luxurious middle class and need for related preventive measures through Environmental laws.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gurkirat Kaur

Gurkirat Kaur: She has a brilliant and excellent academic career. She did her schooling from the Modern School, New Delhi, obtained her B. A. (Hons.) Political Science from Hindu College (1996) and L.L.B. from Delhi University (1999). As a practicing advocate, since 1999-2004, she has worked as an Associate with Chandhiok and Associates and appeared before Delhi High Court, Consumer Protection Forum, M.R.T.P. Commission and Debt Recovery Tribunal. The nature of civil litigation dealt by her include: International Commercial Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Company Matters, Bank Guarantees, Recovery Suits, Civil Suits Involving issues of Constitutional Law and Natural Justice. Presently as a leading advocate she is on the Panels of Union of India, Delhi High Court, Punjab National Bank (Housing Finance), BSNL, Indian Railways (Railway Claim Tribunal), Mumbai Port Trust and Vijaya Bank. She has written a number of papers on Judicial subjects and engaged in academic research pertaining to legal matters.