Sanitation Law and Policy in India

An Introduction to Basic Instruments
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19-945670-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 718 g

For the longest time, sanitation received little attention from policymakers and lawyers, although it was not completely outside the purview of laws and policies in India. However, the past couple of decades have witnessed a significant change in the manner in which sanitation is viewed, both at the national and international levels. While this change is accompanied by a growing interest among academics and practitioners in the policy perspectives on sanitation, the emphasis on its legal dimensions has lagged behind considerably. The piecemeal nature of the existing legal instruments having a bearing on sanitation and the lack of awareness about these instruments has further contributed to this knowledge deficit. This book attempts to fill this gap by piecing together the provisions of the existing legal instruments that seek to address the different dimensions of sanitation in India. In the process, it highlights, to researchers, policy-makers, lawyers and other people interested in sanitation, the importance, complexity and fragmented nature of the legal and policy frameworks that inform the sector.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cullet, Philippe

Bhullar, Lovleen

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Energierecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Kommunal- und Baurecht Kommunal- und -haushaltsrecht, Kommunalabgaben, kommunale Unternehmen
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Kommunal- und Baurecht Raumordnung, Städtebau, Wohnungsbaurecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgements

- Introduction

- 1. Sanitation Law and Policy in India: An Overview

- 2. Sanitation in International Instruments

- 3. Basic Instruments Related to Sanitation at the National Level

- 4. Prohibition of Manual Scavenging and Protection of Sanitation Workers

- 5. Sanitation in Rural Areas: National and State-level Instruments

- 6. Sanitation in Urban Areas: National and State-level Instruments

- 7. Environmental and Health Aspects

- 8. Regulation of Recycling and Reuse of Sewage

- 9. Other Legal Instruments Incorporating a Sanitation Dimension

- Annexure

- Index

- About the Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Philippe Cullet is Professor of International and Environmental Law at SOAS, University of London, a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, and the Convenor of the International Environmental Law Research Centre.

Lovleen Bhullar is an Independent Researcher associated with the Environmental Law Research Society (ELRS), a non-governmental organization working on environmental law and policy issues in New Delhi, India.