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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.

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)
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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)
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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.

Water Security and International Law (2021)
Journal Article
Cullet, P., Koonan, S., & Bhullar, L. (2021). Water Security and International Law. Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 17, 261-276. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-010421-014915

International law seeks to ensure water security and to prevent or resolve conflicts leading to water insecurity. This relationship is based on a hybrid framework comprising binding and nonbinding instruments. The multi-scalar dimensions of water (in... Read More about Water Security and International Law.

Medical Patents and the Right to Health – From Monopoly Control to Open Access Innovation and Provision of Medicines (2019)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2019). Medical Patents and the Right to Health – From Monopoly Control to Open Access Innovation and Provision of Medicines. Jahrbuch für internationales Recht, 61, 153-182. https://doi.org/10.3790/gyil.61.1.153

The coming into force of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in the mid-1990s led to a massive strengthening of intellectual property rights in the global South. This was particularly controversial concernin... Read More about Medical Patents and the Right to Health – From Monopoly Control to Open Access Innovation and Provision of Medicines.

Model Groundwater (Sustainable Management) Bill, 2017: A New Paradigm for Groundwater Regulation (2019)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (in press). Model Groundwater (Sustainable Management) Bill, 2017: A New Paradigm for Groundwater Regulation. Indian Law Review, 2(3), 263-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/24730580.2019.1565567

The Groundwater (Sustainable Management) Bill, 2017 drafted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation provides a new template that states can use to adopt legislation capable of addressing the fast-increasing groundwa... Read More about Model Groundwater (Sustainable Management) Bill, 2017: A New Paradigm for Groundwater Regulation.

Differential Treatment in Environmental Law: Addressing Critiques and Conceptualizing the Next Steps (2016)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (in press). Differential Treatment in Environmental Law: Addressing Critiques and Conceptualizing the Next Steps. Transnational Environmental Law, 5(2), 305-328. https://doi.org/10.1017/S204710251600025X

Differential treatment in international environmental law is the broader manifestation of the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDRs). It reflects equity concerns that have underlain most environmental debates on a North-South... Read More about Differential Treatment in Environmental Law: Addressing Critiques and Conceptualizing the Next Steps.

Inter-Sectoral Water Allocation and Conflicts – Perspectives from Rajasthan (2015)
Journal Article
Cullet, P., Bhullar, L., & Koonan, S. (2015). Inter-Sectoral Water Allocation and Conflicts – Perspectives from Rajasthan. Economic and political weekly, 50(34), 61-69

Inter-sectoral allocation of water has become an increasingly important and contentious issue in India. Yet, the law and policy frameworks for allocation or re-allocation of water to different uses, or within a category of use, remain underdeveloped.... Read More about Inter-Sectoral Water Allocation and Conflicts – Perspectives from Rajasthan.

Groundwater Law in India – Towards a Framework Ensuring Equitable Access and Aquifer Protection (2014)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2014). Groundwater Law in India – Towards a Framework Ensuring Equitable Access and Aquifer Protection. Journal of Environmental Law, 26(1), 55-81. https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqt031

Groundwater law in India gives individual landowners overwhelming control over groundwater. This is inappropriate in a context where groundwater is now the main source of water for the realisation of the human right to water. This also fails to provi... Read More about Groundwater Law in India – Towards a Framework Ensuring Equitable Access and Aquifer Protection.