India, July 13 -- Sam Szoke-Burke, senior legal researcher, Columbia University, talks to DTE amid reports of governments trying to take control of land in name of COVID-19 recovery
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has hollowed out economies, apart from affecting individual lives and communities. There have also been allegations that some governments have used the crisis as a pretext to take control of land from local people in the name of reviving the economy.
Down to Earth talked to Sam Szoke-Burke, senior legal researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia Law School, Columbia University, to understand the subject better. Edited excerpts.
Kundan Pandey: Several reports have underlined that government...