Water and the Laws in India

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-81-7829-850-4
Verlag: Sage Publications India

Buch, 684 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 896 g

Reihe: SAGE Law

Laws relating to water in India have diverse origins, including ancient local customs and the British Common Law. The in-depth chapters in this compendium, written by luminaries from various fields, pertain to issues on water and proceed to a discussion of the legal questions that arise. This volume thus straddles two domains, viz., (i) water-resource policy, management, conservation, conflict-resolution, etc., and (ii) water law. The book also briefly raises and explores the case for a constitutional declaration on water and an overarching national water law.

The book is an invaluable resource for policy-makers, planners and administrators concerned with water at the Central, State and local levels; students, academics and practitioners in the domains of water as well as law; and social scientists, NGOs and activists concerned with the various issues discussed in the book. It should be useful as a main or supplementary textbook in universities and research or management institutions where any aspect of water (engineering, ecological, legal, social, economic, management or other) is a subject of study.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Iyer, Ramaswamy R

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Ramaswamy R Iyer
I. A PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW
Legal Aspects of Water Resource Management - A Vaidyanathan and Bharat Jairaj

II. WATER AND FEDERALISM

Water in India: Constitutional Perspectives - Kamala Sankaran
Inter-State Water Disputes: A Nightmare! - Fali S Nariman
Nation vs Peoples: Inter-State Water disputes in India's Supreme Court - Radha D'Souza
III. WATER: SOME MAJOR LEGAL THEMES

Riparianism in Indian Water Jurisprudence - Tony George Puthucherril
The Ownership of Water in Indian Laws - Videh Upadhyay

The Human Right to Water: Policies and Rights - Upendra Baxi
Community Engagement in Water Governance - M S Vani
Water Use: Legal and Institutional Framework - K J Joy and Suhas Paranjape
Drinking Water Supply: Right and Obligation - K C Sivaramakrishnan

Water, Women and Rights - Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt

IV. SOME WATER-RELATED PROBLEMS: Legal Aspects

Floods and Some Legal Concerns - Dinesh Kumar Mishra
Water Pollution and Contamination - Paritosh C Tyagi
V. AUGMENTING WATER

Big Water Resource Projects - Manju Menon and Kanchi Kohli
Environmental Decision Making in India: A Critique
The Contours of EIA in India - Shyam Divan

Displacement in the Name of Development - Himanshu Thakkar
Groundwater Law In India: A New Approach - M S Vani
Local Water Management
Indian Laws and Acts on Traditional Tank Irrigation Systems - Dhan Foundation

VI. WATER LAW REFORM

Water Law Reforms in India: Trends and Prospects - Philippe Cullet and Roopa Madhav
Water Law for India: Science and Philosophy Perspectives - T N Narasimhan
VII: DRAWING THE THREADS TOGETHER

A Synoptic Survey and Thoughts on Change - Ramaswamy R Iyer
Appendix: List of Selected Water and Related Statutes in India - Farhana Z Khan
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Iyer, Ramaswamy R
Ramaswamy R Iyer is Honorary Research Professor at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. He served in the civil service for 34 years before retiring as Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources.