Wildlife Law
Publications
- Handbook of Environment, Forest and Wildlife
Protection Laws in India
- The Wild Life (Protection) Act (with Amendments)
- A Brief Guide to The Wild Life Protection Act
Millennium Digest (1950-2003) on Wildlife &
Ancillary Laws
The Indian judiciary has evolved and
come a long way since the country became independent
in 1947. Courts throughout the country have given landmark
judgments that have set precedents for subsequent cases.
Judgments related to social and government issues are
regularly compiled by agencies and by legal publications,
but no real effort has been made to compile judgments
related to wildlife and its ancillary laws. Whatever
information exists is scanty and is not comprehensive.
To fill this void, a Millennium Digest
comprising laws and judgments related to The Wild
Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and other ancillary
Acts, is being prepared by WPSI. The digest will include:
the Indian Constitution's statutory provisions that
relate to wildlife and forests; the Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986; the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; the
Indian Forest Act, 1927; the Indian Penal Code, 1860;
the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; and State forest
laws, international treaties, and wildlife conventions.
The Digest will also contain extracts, summaries, and
judgments on selected cases related to wildlife.
The subject of wildlife covers a wide
spectrum and this compilation is targeted at lawyers,
managers, enforcement agencies, the development sector
and wildlife conservationists. It will help create awareness
on wildlife enforcement issues and will assist the judiciary,
public administrators, managers and policy makers in
understanding wildlife laws and their effective implementation.
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