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dc.contributor.authorAmarasinghe, Kusal-
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-15T03:25:02Z-
dc.date.available2022-08-15T03:25:02Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.citationAmarasinghe, K. (2022). Right to be Free from Degradation of the Environment in Sri Lanka: A Review of the Chunnakam Power Station Case. South Asian Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 1(1),95-98.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2827-7384-
dc.identifier.urihttp://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/6885-
dc.description.abstractRavindra Gunawardena Kariyawasam Vs. Central Environment Authority and Others (Chunnakam Power Station Case) is a landmark judgment in Sri Lankan judicial history, that defined the ‘Right to be Free from Degradation of the Environment’ as a Fundamental Right. This judgment emphasised the government's duty to protect nature and conserve its riches as a national trust. Accordingly, the Chunnakam case is one of the significant judgments which underscored the ‘Public Trust Doctrine’ in Sri Lankan judicial history. Furthermore, in justifying this decision, the Supreme Court has adopted the ‘Precautionary Principle’, the ‘Polluter Pays Principle’, and the ‘Principles of Sustainable Development’.en_US
dc.publisherCentre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP)en_US
dc.subjectFundamental Rightsen_US
dc.subjectPolluter Pays Principleen_US
dc.subjectPublic Interest Litigationen_US
dc.subjectPublic Trust Doctrineen_US
dc.titleRight to be Free from Degradation of the Environment in Sri Lanka: A Review of the Chunnakam Power Station Caseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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