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Water Law, Poverty and Development Water Sector Reforms in India

Author: Philippe Cullet
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199546237
Published In: July 2009
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: India ? Disclaimer:
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Water law is a largely under-studied and under-developed area of both domestic and international law, making this a useful and timely addition to the literature
Covers aspects of sustainable development law, as well as international and domestic legal regulatory tools for a subject of immense importance for developing countries today
Conceives of water law and water regulation in a way which encompasses environmental, social, economic, and human rights perspectives

This monograph comprehensively examines water law regulations and reform in the present decade, going beyond a simple analysis of existing water law and regulations to encompass environmental, social, economic, and human rights aspects of water as a natural resource.

Using the specific case of India and on the related international law and policy framework that directly influences water regulatory developments in India, this book offers what will be the first and only analysis of water law reforms taking place at the national level in many developing countries in their domestic and international context. On the one hand, international freshwater law remains under-developed and existing legal instruments such as the 1997 UN Convention only address a limited set of relevant issues. Yet, the international law and policy framework concerning freshwater is increasingly important in shaping up law reforms taking place at the national level, in particular in developing countries. Indeed, non-binding resolutions such as the Dublin Statement on Water and Sustainable Development (1992) have had an immense influence on water law reforms in most developing countries.

This book seeks to conceive of and analyse freshwater regulation in a broader context, and go beyond a literature that either lauds or criticises ongoing water sector reforms to provide an analytical basis for the reforms which all countries will have to adopt in the near or medium-term future.

Readership: Academics, scholars, and advanced students of International Environmental Law; International Economics; Environmental Economics; and Water Supply & Regulation, and Natural Resources Regulation

Introduction
1: Context for Water Law and Water Sector Reforms
2: Evolution of Water Law
3: From Water Sector Reforms to Law and Policy Reforms
4: Evolving Water Law for the Twenty-First Century
5: Regulation of Domestic and Livelihood Water
6: Towards an Alternative Framework for Water Law Reforms
7: Conclusion

Philippe Cullet, Reader in Laws at the School of Oriental and African Studies

Philippe Cullet is a Reader in Laws at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.