{"title":"The Delicate Task of Including Different Voices in Environmental Law Making in India","authors":"Arpitha Kodiveri","doi":"10.1093/jel/eqab030","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"1 . I N T R O D U C T I O N It was a warm and muggy day as I made my way into the Dalit (who were formerly known by the derogatory term of ‘untouchables’) basti or colony in Kandhamal, Odisha in the summer of 2015. I was there as an environmental lawyer to understand whether Dalit communities living in forest areas were able to use a progressive law called the Forest Rights Act 2006 (FRA) to gain rights over land. An issue that I will discuss in more detail later in this piece. As I walked through the tiny lanes, I noticed that Dalit forest-dwelling communities were segregated from the rest of the village who were predominantly composed of members of a higher caste and Adivasi communities. When I sat down to speak with the village elder, he described the situation as follows:","PeriodicalId":46437,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Law","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Environmental Law","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqab030","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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1 . I N T R O D U C T I O N It was a warm and muggy day as I made my way into the Dalit (who were formerly known by the derogatory term of ‘untouchables’) basti or colony in Kandhamal, Odisha in the summer of 2015. I was there as an environmental lawyer to understand whether Dalit communities living in forest areas were able to use a progressive law called the Forest Rights Act 2006 (FRA) to gain rights over land. An issue that I will discuss in more detail later in this piece. As I walked through the tiny lanes, I noticed that Dalit forest-dwelling communities were segregated from the rest of the village who were predominantly composed of members of a higher caste and Adivasi communities. When I sat down to speak with the village elder, he described the situation as follows:
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Condensing essential information into just three issues a year, the Journal of Environmental Law has become an authoritative source of informed analysis for all those who have any dealings in this vital field of legal study. It exists primarily for academics and legal practitioners, but should also prove accessible for all other groups concerned with the environment, from scientists to planners. The journal offers major articles on a wide variety of topics, refereed and written to the highest standards, providing innovative and authoritative appraisals of current and emerging concepts, policies, and practice. It includes: -An analysis section, providing detailed analysis of current case law and legislative and policy developments -An annual review of significant UK, European Court of Justice, and international law cases -A substantial book reviews section
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