Indian Media and the Struggle for Justice in Bhopal

The article focuses on the Indian media's portrayal of the 1984 Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster that occurred in Bhopal, India and its impact on the prosecution for the disaster. Topics include justice administration in India, corporate liability for industrial disasters, and the politic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharma, Shalini (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Social justice
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 146-168
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Statutory interpretation
Work-related injuries > Law & legislation
Justice administration
Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster, Bhopal, India, 1984
Legal liability
Mass Media
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Summary:The article focuses on the Indian media's portrayal of the 1984 Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster that occurred in Bhopal, India and its impact on the prosecution for the disaster. Topics include justice administration in India, corporate liability for industrial disasters, and the political economy of the media in India.