Untitled Lesson

A little bit of recalling

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a 'gender' stereotype

• Black men are usually violent

• Late teen or early 20s is an age of naivety.

• French People are arrongant

• Girls should play with dolls and boys should play with trucks.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following states that every person is equal by law and is provided equal protection by law in SL?

• Women's Charter.

• Constitution

• Human Rights - UDHR

• UN Convention on elimination from all discrimination against women

Environmental Law

Few main Principles of Environmental Law

•Public Trust Doctrine (PTD)

The Public Trust Doctrine primarily rests on the principle that certain resources like air, sea, waters and the forests have such a great importance to the people as a whole that it would be wholly unjustified to make them a subject of private ownership.

•Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is an approach to economic planning that attempts to foster economic growth while preserving the quality of the environment for future generations.

•Polluter Pays Principle

This principle states that the polluter should bear the expenses of preventing and controlling pollution "to ensure that the environment is in an acceptable state".

This principle is considered as a vital tool to combat environmental pollution globally.

What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)?

vCoca-Cola Oil Spill [2015]

Coca Cola company singed a Memorandum of  Understanding with Central Environment Authority (CEA) to pay Rs. 150 million for the restoration of Kelani River and it’s area, as the company was identified as the main polluter of the river.

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vX-Press Pearl (The 'toxic ship' that caused an environmental disaster in Sri Lanka – 2021)

•The X-Press Pearl incident is the worst maritime disaster to have struck Sri Lanka

•It has had a significant impact on Sri Lanka’s sensitive coastal environment, local communities and the economy

•Tons of tiny plastic pellets had been washed up on local beaches and the plastic will take decades to decompose

•The most long-lasting impact was through the chemical pollution by the tons of engine fuel in the sunken hull that leaked into the sea

•Apart from the environmental threats, there were also devastating consequences for the local communities, fishermen who overnight lost their livelihoods.

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