Water law for the twenty-first century national and international aspects of water law reform in India

Published in association with the Swiss National Science Foundation and the International Environmental Law Research Centre.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-326) and index.

Introduction / Philippe Cullet, Alix Gowlland Gualtieri and Roopa Madhaw -- An overview of common trends in the water legislation of selected jurisdictions / Andrés Olleta -- International aspects of water law reforms / Irina Zodrow -- Legal implications of trade in 'real' and 'virtual' water resources / Alix Gowlland-Gualtieri -- The role of the world bank in water law reforms / Andrés Olleta -- Context for water sector and water law reforms in India / Roopa Madhav -- Institutional reforms for water / Priya Sangameswaran and Roopa Madhav -- Drinking water reforms / Philippe Cullet -- Legal regime governing groundwater / Sujith Koonan -- Law and policy reforms for irrigation / Roopa Madhav -- International human rights aspects of water law reforms / Alix Gowlland-GualtieriI -- Water sector reforms and principles of international environmental law / David Takacs -- Water, health and water quality regulation / Sujith Koonan and Adil Hasan Khan -- Final remarks / Philippe Cullet, Alix Gowlland-Gualtieri and Roopa Madhav.