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The Human Right to Water in India: In search for an alternative commons-based approach in the context of climate change (2019)
Book Chapter
Ohdedar, B. (2019). The Human Right to Water in India: In search for an alternative commons-based approach in the context of climate change. In T. Haller, T. Breu, T. de Moor, C. Rohr, & H. P. Znoj (Eds.), The Commons in a Glocal World: Global Connections and Local Responses (475-493). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351050982-29

This chapter looks at the opportunities for reframing the human right to water (HRW) in the way in India. It analyses the development of the HRW and common-based principles by the judiciary and legislature and the prospects of reframing the HRW. The... Read More about The Human Right to Water in India: In search for an alternative commons-based approach in the context of climate change.

Water Law and Development: Comparative Perspectives (2019)
Book Chapter
Cullet, P. (2019). Water Law and Development: Comparative Perspectives. In P. Kameri-Mbote, & C. Odote (Eds.), Blazing the Trail: Professor Charles Okidi’s Enduring Legacy in the Development of Environmental Law (378-392). University of Nairobi

The Right to Sanitation – Multiple Dimensions and Challenges (2019)
Book Chapter
Cullet, P. (2019). The Right to Sanitation – Multiple Dimensions and Challenges. In P. Cullet, S. Koonan, & L. Bhullar (Eds.), Right to Sanitation in India – Critical Perspectives (75-110). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199489855.003.0004

The right to sanitation has been recognized for many years by the Supreme Court of India and high courts. Its recognition is not in question but there is a lack of a comprehensive legal framework that can contribute to making the right a reality on t... Read More about The Right to Sanitation – Multiple Dimensions and Challenges.

The Right to Sanitation in India: Critical Perspectives (2019)
Book
Cullet, P., Koonan, S., & Bhullar, L. (Eds.). (2019). The Right to Sanitation in India: Critical Perspectives. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199489855.001.0001

Sanitation has received little attention from law and policy makers, and implementers for a long time although it was not completely outside the purview of laws and policies in India. The past couple of decades have witnessed a significant change in... Read More about The Right to Sanitation in India: Critical Perspectives.

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.