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Governing the Environment without CoPs – The Case of Water (2013)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2013). Governing the Environment without CoPs – The Case of Water. International Community Law Review, 15(1), 123-135. https://doi.org/10.1163/18719732-12341245

CoPs have played a key role in governing the environment. Yet, CoPs have only provided the institutional framework for governing issues falling under existing treaty regimes. They have not been able to go beyond the regimes they govern. In the case o... Read More about Governing the Environment without CoPs – The Case of Water.

Right to Water in India – Plugging Conceptual and Practical Gaps (2013)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2013). Right to Water in India – Plugging Conceptual and Practical Gaps. The International Journal of Human Rights, 17(1), 56-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2012.700454

This article examines the content of the human right to water. It starts from the premise that the right is firmly anchored in international and national law. It thus moves beyond debates concerning either the existence or the legal status of the rig... Read More about Right to Water in India – Plugging Conceptual and Practical Gaps.

Water Use and Rights – India (2012)
Book Chapter
Cullet, P. (2012). Water Use and Rights – India. In S. Geall, J. Liu, & S. Pellissery (Eds.), The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. 7: China, India, and East and Southeast Asia: Assessing Sustainability (393-395). Berkshire Publishing

The Groundwater Model Bill - Rethinking Regulation for the Primary Source of Water (2012)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2012). The Groundwater Model Bill - Rethinking Regulation for the Primary Source of Water. Economic and political weekly, 47(45), 40-47

Groundwater is now the main source of water for all major water uses in India and needs to be given greater policy attention. The fact that it is a politically sensitive topic because any reform will affect some powerful constituencies cannot be an e... Read More about The Groundwater Model Bill - Rethinking Regulation for the Primary Source of Water.

Is Water Policy the New Water Law? – Rethinking the Place of Law in Water Sector Reforms (2012)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2012). Is Water Policy the New Water Law? – Rethinking the Place of Law in Water Sector Reforms. IDS Bulletin, 43(2), 69-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00309.x

Water law and policy are in principle clearly distinct at the national and international levels. The
former is binding while the latter is not. Yet, over the past two decades, the respective space of water law
and water policy has evolved to the po... Read More about Is Water Policy the New Water Law? – Rethinking the Place of Law in Water Sector Reforms.

Water Law in a Globalised World: The Need for a New Conceptual Framework (2011)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2011). Water Law in a Globalised World: The Need for a New Conceptual Framework. Journal of Environmental Law, 23(2), 233-254. https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqr003

Water law is at a crossroads. Its basic structure and principles are being challenged by the increasingly global dimension of water issues. Yet, neither the international framework nor national water laws acknowledge the intrinsic links between the g... Read More about Water Law in a Globalised World: The Need for a New Conceptual Framework.

Water Law in India – An Introduction to Legal Instruments (2011)
Book
Cullet, P., & Koonan, S. (Eds.). (2011). Water Law in India – An Introduction to Legal Instruments. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198070818.001.0001

India’s dependence on water is critical owing to its large agricultural base, the water needs of its billion-plus population, and the recent economic growth trends. Despite the plethora of material on environmental law, legal scholarship on water law... Read More about Water Law in India – An Introduction to Legal Instruments.

Water Sector Reforms and Courts In India – Lessons from The Evolving Case Law (2010)
Journal Article
Cullet, P. (2010). Water Sector Reforms and Courts In India – Lessons from The Evolving Case Law. Review of European Community & international environmental law, 19(3), 328-338. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2010.00693.x

This article analyses the evolving Indian case law con- cerning water, with a special focus on the fundamental right to water, as well as issues related to control over water, and the links between environment and water. While courts have long engage... Read More about Water Sector Reforms and Courts In India – Lessons from The Evolving Case Law.

Environment and Development – The Missing Link (2010)
Book Chapter
Cullet, P. (2010). Environment and Development – The Missing Link. In J. Faundez, & C. Tan (Eds.), International Law, Economic Globalization and Developing Countries (354-378). Edward Elgar