Clemenceau Case - A Tug Between Environment, Health and Employment

Abstract:     
Article 21 is the celebrity provision of the Indian Constitution and occupies a unique place as a fundamental right for the people of India. It protects life and personal liberty. It envisages and aims that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except to a procedure established by law. Here, right to life includes right to health, right to good food, right to pollution free environment, etc. In simple words, Article 21 provides an in-built guarantee to a person to live with human dignity. This article focuses on Le Clemenceau case which have a bearing on the person's right to life and thereby with the Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 3

Keywords: Article 21, Basel Convention and Right to Life

JEL Classification: K32

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