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Promesses et limites de la reconnaissance des droits de la nature: Le cas des décisions attribuant la personnalité juridique au Gange et à la Yamuna (2024)
Book Chapter
Cullet, P. (2024). Promesses et limites de la reconnaissance des droits de la nature: Le cas des décisions attribuant la personnalité juridique au Gange et à la Yamuna. In L. Boisson de Chazournes (Ed.), L'effectivité du droit international face à l'urgence écologique (167-188). Collège de France. https://doi.org/10.4000/12nrh

The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India (2024)
Book
Cullet, P., Bhullar, L., & Koonan, S. (Eds.). (2024). The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198884682.001.0001

Environmental law is a broad discipline covering issues such as nature conservation, the prevention or abatement of pollution, and waste management. It also encompasses concerns related to natural resources, such as forests, minerals, and fisheries,... Read More about The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India.

Environmental Disasters and Climate Change (2024)
Book Chapter
Ohdedar, B. (2024). Environmental Disasters and Climate Change. In P. Cullet, L. Bhullar, & S. Koonan (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India (569-588). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198884682.013.32

This chapter analyses the legal framework for environmental disasters in India in the context of intensifying climate impacts. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DMA) is the primary legal framework governing disasters. In addition, other areas of law... Read More about Environmental Disasters and Climate Change.

Prevention, Precaution, and Polluter Pays Principles (2024)
Book Chapter
Dhar, P., & Gupta, P. (2024). Prevention, Precaution, and Polluter Pays Principles. In P. Cullet, L. Bhullar, & S. Koonan (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India (217-234). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198884682.013.12

This chapter explores the evolution and application of the prevention, precaution, and polluter pays principles in India. Early environmental regulations aimed at planning human activities within the assimilative capacity of the environment—reflectin... Read More about Prevention, Precaution, and Polluter Pays Principles.

Beyond the Paris Agreement: Need for New Thinking to Tackle the Climate Crisis (2024)
Book Chapter
Cullet, P. (2024). Beyond the Paris Agreement: Need for New Thinking to Tackle the Climate Crisis. In A. Zahar (Ed.), Research Handbook on the Law of the Paris Agreement (403-416). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800886742.00025

The Paris Agreement was and remains the most advanced effort by states to tackle the climate crisis. Yet, as the crisis worsens year after year, it is increasingly clear that neither the original Agreement nor subsequent developments provide the answ... Read More about Beyond the Paris Agreement: Need for New Thinking to Tackle the Climate Crisis.

Indian Farmers And Rights Over Biogenetic Resources: Towards Greater Food Sovereignty (2024)
Thesis
Lokhandwala, Z. Indian Farmers And Rights Over Biogenetic Resources: Towards Greater Food Sovereignty. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Biogenetic resources are the foundational building blocks of all agriculture. These include seeds of different plant varieties, germplasm, and traditional knowledge. Their conservation through their in-situ use and cultivation is essential for agroec... Read More about Indian Farmers And Rights Over Biogenetic Resources: Towards Greater Food Sovereignty.

Regulating the Global Antimicrobial Commons: Climate Agreements and Beyond (2023)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2023). Regulating the Global Antimicrobial Commons: Climate Agreements and Beyond. Health Care Analysis: An International Journal of Health, Philosophy and Policy, 31(1), 47-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-023-00454-y

A treaty to regulate the global antimicrobial commons can be appropriately framed around the model provided by multilateral environmental agreements. At the same time, it is not clear that a comprehensive treaty is the only possible entry point and o... Read More about Regulating the Global Antimicrobial Commons: Climate Agreements and Beyond.

Quitter la Charte de l’énergie, un pas nécessaire face à la crise climatique (2022)
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Cullet, P. (2022). Quitter la Charte de l’énergie, un pas nécessaire face à la crise climatique

Comme la France, l’Espagne ou les Pays-Bas, la Suisse devrait aussi quitter le Traité sur la charte de l’énergie, qui, même modernisé, protège trop les investisseurs aux dépens de la transition énergétique.

SDG 10: Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries (2022)
Book Chapter
Cullet, P. (2022). SDG 10: Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries. In J. Ebbesson, & E. Hey (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Sustainable Development Goals and International Law (258-280). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108769631.012

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10, Reduced Inequalities, addresses one of the fundamental building blocks for the realization of all SDGs in a very unequal world. It emphasizes both interstate and intrastate inequality and, in so doing, goes much... Read More about SDG 10: Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries.

The Regulation of Planetary Health Challenges: A Co-Benefits Approach for AMR and WASH (2022)
Journal Article
Cullet, P., & Bhullar, L. (2022). The Regulation of Planetary Health Challenges: A Co-Benefits Approach for AMR and WASH. Environmental Policy and Law: The Journal for Decision-Makers, 52(3/4), 289-299. https://doi.org/10.3233/EPL-219040

Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a global public health challenge. It has been examined through various angles, but the link between AMR and access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) or lack thereof has received little attenti... Read More about The Regulation of Planetary Health Challenges: A Co-Benefits Approach for AMR and WASH.

Governing Water to Foster Equity and Conservation: Need for New Legal Instruments (2022)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2022). Governing Water to Foster Equity and Conservation: Need for New Legal Instruments. Economic and political weekly, 57(23), 19-21

The water sector in India and vested interests in it have always been averse to change. We have now reached a point where difficult decisions must be taken if we are to avoid an increasing number of water-related conflicts. The states must not only a... Read More about Governing Water to Foster Equity and Conservation: Need for New Legal Instruments.

Confronting Inequality Beyond Sustainable Development: The Case for Eco-human Rights and Differentiation (2022)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (in press). Confronting Inequality Beyond Sustainable Development: The Case for Eco-human Rights and Differentiation. Review of European, comparative & international environmental law, 31(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12439

The development model emphasizing economic growth has been at the root of today's environmental crises. Its reshaping as ‘sustainable’ development was supposed to address its shortcomings while giving particular attention to the needs of the poor. Th... Read More about Confronting Inequality Beyond Sustainable Development: The Case for Eco-human Rights and Differentiation.