Abstract:
Environment it one of the most demanding issue now a day's not only environmentalist are
concern about the environment but there has been going on few protest regarding saving the
environment. In Bangladesh environment has become a hot issue since Rampal power plant
establishment and saving Sonderban. In Bangladesh there is a lawyer association which is
working for the environment which is called BELA. The environmental principle are scatter
in Rio declaration, Stockholm declaration and Johannesburg declaration. This principles are
part of the law and it is the base of every other environment project and strategy and any new
international environmental instruments. Bangladesh's legal system is very much keen to
situate these principle into domestic laws and to prevail the environmental issues with other
laws there are different precedent which is establishing the court standing on environmental
issues along with the supreme law of Bangladesh. In other ways Bangladesh is working in
favor of environmental concern of the world and keep ratifying each and every environmental
convention, conference of the states. The objectives of this paper to find out about the
existing principle in international platform, the enforceability of the laws in Bangladesh
related to environment and the standing of the court and how the legal system makes all this
work in Bangladesh. To write this paper the methodology has take as doctrine research, Socio
Legal and Analyzing approach. In conclusion it can be said that even though Bangladesh has
ratified all of the environmental conventions but it is yet to been enforce as a part of
Domestic law than under or making it falls under a right given in constitution But all three
organ of legal system of Bangladesh is working to make these principle works so the right to
environment can be surely prevail than anything else.
