Water Law in India

An Introduction to Legal Instruments

Second Edition

Edited by Philippe Cullet and Sujith Koonan

Extensively revised second edition
The only book introducing the full scale of water law
Brings together the different and varied types of legal instruments in the water sector

Water Law in India

An Introduction to Legal Instruments

Second Edition

Edited by Philippe Cullet and Sujith Koonan

Description

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.

Water Law in India

An Introduction to Legal Instruments

Second Edition

Edited by Philippe Cullet and Sujith Koonan

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

Water Law in India

An Introduction to Legal Instruments

Second Edition

Edited by Philippe Cullet and Sujith Koonan

Author Information

Edited by Philippe Cullet, Professor of International and Environmental Law, SOAS, University of London, and Sujith Koonan, Law researcher, Environmental Law Research Society, New Delhi

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.