AN ANALYSIS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE IN PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

AN ANALYSIS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE IN PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT S. Keerthana, B.COM LLB (hons) 4th year at Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, SOEL (India) Download Manuscript doi.org/10.70183/lijdlr.2025.v03.219 The Polluter Pays Principle has become one of the important elements in both domestic and International Environmental Governance. The Polluter Pays Principle The Polluter Pays Principle has become one of the important elements in both domestic and International Environmental Governance. The Polluter Pays Principle was first referred to by the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which defines the Polluter Pays Principle as 'allocating costs of pollution prevention and control measures' in 1972, and it was also referred to in principle 16 of the Rio Declaration of 1992.