Criminal Liability and Jurisprudential Perspectives on Green Collar Crimes: A Legal Analysis of Environmental Offences
Keywords:
Green Crimes, Environmental Law, Article 21, Legal Criminal Accountability, International CooperationAbstract
The environment is a living and integrated realm which reflects
the fundamental existential values of humanity. For millennia,
the relationship between human civilization and the
environment has been marked by reciprocity and sustained
involvement. However, the advent of modernization and
growing global advancement has triggered an unprecedented
utilization and degradation of ecological assets to such an
extent that humanity’s very own survival is at threat, and,
contributing to the rise of a range of “environmental crimes”.
Environmental crimes exert profound negative repercussions on
the frameworks of human life, ecological life forms, planet and
future generations. It has been acknowledged both at national
and international level that human well-being and development
cannot be achieved in the absence of sustainable and balanced
environment. This paper explores the concept and evolution of
environmental crimes, delineating the various types
encompassed within the domain of such crimes. It examines the
legal framework governing the green collar crimes at the
domestic and international level and analyses the role of
judiciary in shaping the environmental governance.
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