Water Law in India

An Introduction to Legal Instruments,
Herausgeber: Cullet, Philippe; Koonan, Sujith

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP India
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 437
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 146mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 662g
• ISBN-13: 9780199472475
• ISBN-10: 0199472475
• Artikelnr.: 47871058

Autorenporträt

Philippe Cullet is professor of International and Environmental Law at SOAS University of London, UK and a senior visiting fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, India. Sujith Koonan is a law researcher at the Environmental Law Research Society, New Delhi, India and a doctoral candidate at SOAS University of London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

* List of Abbreviations
* Preface
* Acknowledgements
* 1. Water Law and Policy in India: Background and Overview
* 2. International Law and Policy Governing Water
* 3. Basic Concepts and Principles Related to Water at the National
Level
* 4. Regulation of Water: General Instruments and Issues
* 5. Interstate River Basins, Water Transfers, and Dams
* 6. Drinking Water Supply
* 7. Environmental Dimensions: Protection, Conservation, and
Sustainable Use of Water
* 8. Irrigation, Embankments, and Floods
* 9. Protection and Regulation of Groundwater
* 10. Institutional Framework and Management
* 11. Other Legal Instruments Incorporating a Water Dimension
* Annex: List of Legal Instruments and Cases Reproduced or Cited
* About the Editors