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Chronicling India’s Environment Ministry's Resistance to Democracy in the Forest (2023)
Journal Article
Bijoy, C. R. (2023). Chronicling India’s Environment Ministry's Resistance to Democracy in the Forest. Law, environment & development journal, 18(1), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00038593

Ever since the enactment of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act in 2006, the Environment Ministry relentlessly resisted this law, its substance and implementation, and its nodal ministry, the... Read More about Chronicling India’s Environment Ministry's Resistance to Democracy in the Forest.

The Resource Tenure and Property Rights Conundrum in Zambia's Natural Resource Management (2022)
Journal Article
Sishekanu, M., & Katati, M. (2022). The Resource Tenure and Property Rights Conundrum in Zambia's Natural Resource Management. Law, environment & development journal, 18(1), 01-16. https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00037893

Nothing affects natural resource management more than resource tenure and property rights. This paper argues that natural resource management revolves around clarification, elaboration and enforcement of resource tenure rights, and that failure to cl... Read More about The Resource Tenure and Property Rights Conundrum in Zambia's Natural Resource Management.

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.

Climate Adaptation, Vulnerability and Rights-Based Litigation: Broadening the Scope of Climate Litigation Using Political Ecology (2022)
Journal Article
Ohdedar, B. (2022). Climate Adaptation, Vulnerability and Rights-Based Litigation: Broadening the Scope of Climate Litigation Using Political Ecology. Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, 13(1), 137-156. https://doi.org/10.4337/jhre.2022.01.06

This article examines the nexus between climate vulnerability, rights and litigation with a focus on the Global South. Reducing vulnerability is inherent to climate adaptation and the protection and realization of human rights. However, despite these... Read More about Climate Adaptation, Vulnerability and Rights-Based Litigation: Broadening the Scope of Climate Litigation Using Political Ecology.

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.