Water Law in India: An Introduction to Legal Instruments
Philippe Cullet and Sujith Koonan
Abstract
First published in 2011, Water Law in India is the only book to offer a comprehensive survey of the legal instruments concerning water in India. It presents a variety of national and state-level instruments that make up the complex and diverse field of water law and policy. This book fills a critical gap in the study of water law, providing a rich reference point for the entire gamut of legal mechanisms available in India. This edition has been extensively revised to include new instruments on water regulation, such as the draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016, and the Model Groundwater (S ... More
First published in 2011, Water Law in India is the only book to offer a comprehensive survey of the legal instruments concerning water in India. It presents a variety of national and state-level instruments that make up the complex and diverse field of water law and policy. This book fills a critical gap in the study of water law, providing a rich reference point for the entire gamut of legal mechanisms available in India. This edition has been extensively revised to include new instruments on water regulation, such as the draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016, and the Model Groundwater (Sustainable Management) Act, 2016; new water-related instruments in such varied fields as criminal law, land acquisition law, and rural employment legislation; and a chapter on international legal instruments. Chapters on drinking water supply, environmental dimensions of water conservation, water infrastructure for irrigation and flood control, groundwater regulation, and institutions catering to water have been thoroughly updated for a complete coverage of water law.
Keywords:
water,
law,
policy,
India,
environment,
natural resources,
sustainable development,
equity
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199472475 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2018 |
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780199472475.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Philippe Cullet, editor
Professor of International and Environmental Law, SOAS, University of London
Sujith Koonan, editor
Law researcher, Environmental Law Research Society, New Delhi
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