Environmental Justice in India
The National Green Tribunal and Expert Members
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4750937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gitanjali Nain Gill, Gita Gill (0000-0001-5670-5796, Northumbria University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 175-205 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transnational Environmental Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2047-1025 • E-ISSN: 2047-1033 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s2047102515000278 |
| OpenAlex | W2186379064 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 36 |
This article argues that the involvement of technical experts in decision making promotes better environmental results while simultaneously recognizing the uncertainty in science. India's record as a progressive jurisdiction in environmental matters through its proactive judiciary is internationally recognized. The neoteric National Green Tribunal of India (NGT) - officially described as a 'specialised body equipped with necessary expertise to handle environmental disputes involving multi-disciplinary issues' - is a forum which offers greater plurality for environmental justice. The NGT, in exercising wide powers, is staffed by judicial and technical expert members who decide cases in an open forum. The experts are 'central', rather than 'marginal', to the NGT's decision-making process.This article draws on theoretical insights developed by Lorna Schrefler and Peter Haas to analyze the role of scientific experts as decision makers within the NGT. Unprecedented interview access provides data that grants an insight into the internal decision-making processes of the five benches of the NGT. Reported cases, supported by additional comments of bench members, illustrate the wider policy impact of scientific knowledge and its contribution to the NGT's decision-making process
Economic Justice · Jurisdiction · Political science · Public relations · Tribunal · Computer Science · Environmental law and policy · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Law · Public Administration · Transboundary Water Resource Management
Movements shaping climate futures
Navigating the Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution Within the National Green Tribunal in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Amidst Rising Human–Wildlife Conflict
Dams, neoliberalism, and rights
Enhancing environmental performance
The relationship between the rule of law and environmental sustainability
Governing Subterranean Wealth in India
Can green tribunals help to resist neo-liberalism in environmental governance – The case of India
A Celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of Transnational Environmental Law
Mapping the Power Struggles of the National Green Tribunal of India
The Emergence of New Rights and New Modes of Adjudication in Transnational Environmental Law
Of Ebbs and Flows
The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance
Rethinking Expertise
The structure of scientific revolutions
Expert knowledge and decision-making in controversy contexts
Reflexive Governance for Sustainable Development
Role of the Intellectual in Public Bureaucracy
Roles of scientists as policy advisers on complex issues
The Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions
Interpreting the Politics of the Judiciary
The Impact of Socio‐legal Studies in Family Justice
The Many Meanings of Research Utilization
Public Interest Litigation in the Indian Subcontinent
Commentary
The Usage of Scientific Knowledge by Independent Regulatory Agencies
The Legitimation of International Governance
Science at the Bar
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |