International Treaties and Agreements — Environmental Cases

Environmental Cases

Maganbhai Ishwarbhai Patel vs Union of India

1969

This landmark case established fundamental constitutional limitations on the executive's treaty-making power, ruling that international agreements cannot override constitutional…

Vishaka vs State of Rajasthan

1997

This groundbreaking judgment demonstrated how international treaty obligations can influence domestic law even without specific implementing legislation. The Supreme Court used…

Jolly George Varghese vs Bank of Cochin

1980

This case established important precedents about using international law as an interpretive aid in domestic legal proceedings. The Supreme Court referenced the International…

Gramophone Company of India Ltd vs Birendra Bahadur Pandey

1984

This judgment clarified the relationship between international copyright conventions and domestic intellectual property law, establishing that international treaties require…