This book examines the nature of hazardous substances and the law governing it, including international conventions, relevant directives, and Indian legislation from the pre-independence period to the present. It focuses on the legislations passed in the area of hazardous substances, highlighting the background for the continued growth of international environmental law across the globe. It reviews existing strategies available in developing countries and the lack of a systematic approach to administer hazardous substances management programs. The author unfolds the dynamics of hazardous substances, trade of such substances, transboundary movements and their restrictions through rigorous analyses and evaluation of cases. The book explores the question of liability in hazardous substance litigation, offers an understanding of several judicial decisions in the context, and suggests measures to control and manage the problem of hazardous substances. Authoritative, lucid and comprehensive, this book will be useful to students, researchers and policymakers working on environment, law, international environmental law and development studies as well as to legal professionals, judicial officers and NGOs.