environmental and natural resources law, policy and governance, water and sanitation, environmental human rights, rights of nature, equity and inequality in environmental law, biodiversity, environmental/climate/water justice, the climate crisis and sustainable development
Dr. Philippe Cullet is Professor of International and Environmental Law. He came to teach at SOAS with qualifications in law and development studies from Geneva University, London (King’s College and SOAS) and Stanford University. Philippe’s main areas of interest are environmental and natural resources law, policy and governance. He focuses in particular on water and sanitation; environmental human rights; rights of nature; the climate crisis; equity and inequality in environmental law; biodiversity; environmental/climate/water justice; and sustainable development. He works on these at the international level and in India. His monographs include Water Law, Poverty and Development – Water Law Reforms in India (Oxford University Press, 2009), Intellectual Property Protection and Sustainable Development (Butterworths, 2005) and Differential Treatment in International Environmental Law (Ashgate, 2003). At SOAS, Philippe co-convenes the LLM in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, the joint SOAS-NLUD LLM/MA in Environmental Justice and the MRes in Law. He also the convenor of the Law, Environment and Development Centre (LEDC) and is the Editor of the Law, Environment and Development Journal (LEAD Journal), a peer-reviewed academic journal hosted by the LEDC. He has been leading on collaboration with National Law University Delhi (NLUD) where he is also a Visiting Professor in NLUD. He has been closely involved in policymaking. In 2015-2017, he was a member of the committee of the Government of India’s Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation drafting the Draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016 and the Model Groundwater (Sustainable Management) Bill, 2017. Philippe’s current work focuses on a €2.48million Advanced Grant (2025-2030) of the European Research Council funded under the UKRI Frontier Research grants scheme to support his project ‘Multi-scalar Dimensions of Sectoral Water Conflicts in South Asia’ (WATCON). He is also the chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) Task Force on rights of nature and the co-chair of the Committee of the International Law Association (ILA) on Rights of Nature. His latest edited books are: P. Cullet, L. Bhullar & S. Koonan eds, The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India (OUP, 2024) and P. Cullet & R. Shree eds, River Rejuvenation and River Rights: Evolving Debates in India – 1st E (Routledge, forthcoming 2026). Philippe welcomes enquiries from potential PhD candidates proposing to work in his areas of expertise. More information about projects supervised in the past can be found here.
law and policy concerning the environment and natural resources (in particular water, sanitation, biodiversity, climate crisis), rights of nature, social rights, sustainable development, international law, international inequality, India.
Water Law, Poverty, and Development – Water Sector Reforms in India, Cullet, Philippe (2009), Oxford: (Oxford University Press)
फिलिप कुलेट, बौद्विक सम्पदा संरक्षण और टिकाऊ विकास [Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development], Cullet, Philippe and Ravi, Rajendra [translator] (2008), Delhi: (Vani Prakashan)
Intellectual Property Protection and Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2005), New Delhi: (Lexis-Nexis and Butterworths)
Differential Treatment in International Environmental Law, Cullet, Philippe (2003), Aldershot: (Ashgate (Routledge))
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Guest Editor’s Note, Cullet, Philippe, 2025, Journal of Law and Public Policy (9), 1
The Rights of Nature and Legal Personhood in an Ocean Context, Bender, Michelle, Slobodian, Lydia, Gjerde, Kristina M., Cullet, Philippe, Singh, Pradeep and Olsen, Chloe, 2025, Ocean Yearbook Online (39), pp 79-117
Groundwater Rights – From Individual Exploitation to Community Management, Cullet, Philippe, 2025, Current Science (128), 8, pp 755-756
Faecal Sludge and Septage Management – Rights and Regulatory Dimensions, Cullet, Philippe, 2024, Environmental Law and Practice Review (9), pp 1-41
Regulating the Global Antimicrobial Commons: Climate Agreements and Beyond, Cullet, Philippe, 2023, Health Care Analysis: An International Journal of Health, Philosophy and Policy (31), 1, pp 47-52
From River Rejuvenation to River Rights – Need for a Broader Perspective, Cullet, Philippe, 2022, The Shillong Times
The Regulation of Planetary Health Challenges: A Co-Benefits Approach for AMR and WASH, Cullet, Philippe and Bhullar, Lovleen, 2022, Environmental Policy and Law: The Journal for Decision-Makers (52), 3/4, pp 289-299
Governing Water to Foster Equity and Conservation: Need for New Legal Instruments, Cullet, Philippe, 2022, Economic and Political Weekly (57), 23, pp 19-21
Confronting Inequality Beyond Sustainable Development: The Case for Eco-human Rights and Differentiation, Cullet, Philippe, 2022, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law (31), 1, pp 7-15
Water Security and International Law, Cullet, Philippe, Koonan, Sujith and Bhullar, Lovleen, 2021, Annual Review of Law and Social Science (17), pp 261-276
World Water Day – Time to Think Beyond the State Water Policy 2019, Cullet, Philippe, 2020, The Shillong Times
Fostering the Realisation of the Right to Water: Need to Ensure Universal Free Provision and to Recognise Water as a Common Heritage, Cullet, Philippe, 2019, National Law School of India Review (31), 1, pp 111-124
Introduction – Designing Law and Policy Towards Managing Plastics in a Circular Economy, Bhullar, Lovleen, Cullet, Philippe, Lesniewska, Feja and Ohdedar, Birsha, 2019, Law, Environment and Development Journal (15), 2, pp 89-92
Medical Patents and the Right to Health – From Monopoly Control to Open Access Innovation and Provision of Medicines, Cullet, Philippe, 2019, Jahrbuch für Internationales Recht (61), pp 153-182
Water: Our Common Heritage, Cullet, Philippe, 2019, The Shillong Times
Model Groundwater (Sustainable Management) Bill, 2017: A New Paradigm for Groundwater Regulation, Cullet, Philippe, 2019, Indian Law Review (2), 3, pp 263-276
Policy as Law: Lessons from Sanitation Interventions in Rural India, Cullet, Philippe, 2018, Stanford Journal of International Law (54), pp 241-258
India’s ambitious plans to achieve sanitation for all must look beyond building individual toilets, Cullet, Philippe, 2017, The Independent
Introduction to ‘Groundwater and Climate Change: Multi-level Law and Policy Perspectives’, Cullet, Philippe and Stephan, Raya Marina, 2017, Water International (42), 6, pp 641-645
Regulating the Interactions Between Climate Change and Groundwater: Lessons from India, Cullet, Philippe, Bhullar, Lovleen and Koonan, Sujith, 2017, Water International (42), 6, pp 646-662
A Gathering Crisis: The Need for Groundwater Regulation, Cullet, Philippe, 2017, The Hindu
Governing Water to Foster Equity and Conservation: Need for New Legal Instruments, Cullet, Philippe, 2016, Economic and Political Weekly (51), 53
Differential Treatment in Environmental Law: Addressing Critiques and Conceptualizing the Next Steps, Cullet, Philippe, 2016, Transnational Environmental Law (5), 2, pp 305-328
Why Delhi Must Think Beyond Water ATMs, Cullet, Philippe, 2016, The Statesman
The WASH Summit – Beyond Toilets and Behaviour Change, Cullet, Philippe, 2015, The Statesman
Inter-Sectoral Water Allocation and Conflicts – Perspectives from Rajasthan, Cullet, Philippe, Bhullar, Lovleen and Koonan, Sujith, 2015, Economic and Political Weekly (50), 34, pp 61-69
In Defence of Free Water – Beyond The Delhi Experiment, Cullet, Philippe, 2014, The Statesman
Water as a Human Right and Economic Good: Policy Challenges for Europe, Cullet, Philippe, 2014, Government Gazette (London), pp 22-22
Groundwater Law in India – Towards a Framework Ensuring Equitable Access and Aquifer Protection, Cullet, Philippe, 2014, Journal of Environmental Law (26), 1, pp 55-81
Le principe des responsabilités communes mais différenciées en droit international de l’environnement: enjeux et perspectives, Cullet, Philippe, 2014, Cahiers de droit (Québec) (55), 1, pp 9-31
Proposed Union Water Laws: Need to Rethink the Premises, Cullet, Philippe, 2013, Asian Transport Journal (1), 1, pp 55-63
Governing the Environment without CoPs – The Case of Water, Cullet, Philippe, 2013, International Community Law Review (15), 1, pp 123-135
Right to Water in India – Plugging Conceptual and Practical Gaps, Cullet, Philippe, 2013, The International Journal of Human Rights (17), 1, pp 56-78
Is Water Policy the New Water Law? – Rethinking the Place of Law in Water Sector Reforms, Cullet, Philippe, 2012, IDS Bulletin (43), 2, pp 69-78
The Groundwater Model Bill – Rethinking Regulation for the Primary Source of Water, Cullet, Philippe, 2012, Economic and Political Weekly (47), 45, pp 40-47
Water Law in a Globalised World: The Need for a New Conceptual Framework, Cullet, Philippe, 2011, Journal of Environmental Law (23), 2, pp 233-254
Water Sector Reforms and Courts In India – Lessons from The Evolving Case Law, Cullet, Philippe, 2010, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law (19), 3, pp 328-338
New Policy Framework for Rural Drinking Water Supply – The Swajaldhara Guidelines, Cullet, Philippe, 2009, Economic and Political Weekly (44), 50, pp 47-54
The Global Warming Regime After 2012: Towards a Focus on Equity, vulnerability and Human Rights, Cullet, Philippe, 2008, Economic and Political Weekly (43), 28, pp 109-117
Domestic Policy Options: International Trends in Liability and Redress, Cullet, Philippe, 2007, Asian Biotechnology and Development Review (9), 3, pp 1-18
Liability and Redress for Human-Induced Global Warming – Towards an International Regime, Cullet, Philippe, 2007, Stanford Journal of International Law (43A), pp 99-121
Human Rights and Intellectual Property Protection in the TRIPS Era, Cullet, Philippe, 2007, Human Rights Quarterly (29), 2, pp 403-430
Water Law Reforms – Analysis of Recent Developments, Cullet, Philippe, 2006, Journal of the Indian Law Institute (48), 2, pp 206-231
Agricultural Genetic Engineering, International Law and Development, Cullet, Philippe, 2006, Indian Journal of International Law (46), 3, pp 388-405
Monsanto v Schmeiser: A Landmark Decision concerning Farmer Liability and transgenic Contamination, Cullet, Philippe, 2005, Journal of Environmental Law (17), 1, pp 83-108
Seeds Regulation, Food Security and Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe, 2005, Economic and Political Weekly (40), 32, pp 3607-3613
Intellectual Property Rights and Food Security in the South, Cullet, Philippe, 2004, Journal of World Intellectual Property (7), 3, pp 261-286
Responsabilité et biotechnologie, Cullet, Philippe, 2004, Revue européenne des sciences sociales (XLII), 130, pp 181-202
Intellectual Property Rights and Biodiversity Management: The Case of India, Cullet, Philippe and Raja, J., 2004, Global Environmental Politics (4), 1, pp 97-114
Patents and Medicines: the Relationship between TRIPS and the Human Right to Health, Cullet, Philippe, 2003, International Affairs (79), 1, pp 139-160
Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights – Towards a Broader Understanding, Cullet, Philippe and Kolluru, R, 2003, Delhi Law Review (24), pp 41-59
The Patents Amendment Act and Access to Medicines, Cullet, Philippe, 2002, The Hindu
Amended Patents Act and Access to Medicines after Doha, Cullet, Philippe, 2002, Economic and Political Weekly (10), pp 2278-80
Biological Diversity Management in Africa: Legal and Policy Perspectives in the run-up to WSSD, Cullet, Philippe and Kameri-Mbote, Patricia, 2002, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law (11), 1, pp 38-52
Plant Variety Protection in Africa – Towards Compliance with the TRIPS Agreement, Cullet, Philippe, 2001, Journal of African Law (45), 1, pp 97-122
Bills on Intellectual Property Rights, Cullet, Philippe, 2001, The Hindu
Biodiversity Bill Insists on Sovereign Rights, Cullet, Philippe, 2001, The Hindu
Protection of Plant Varieties, Cullet, Philippe, 2001, The Hindu
Biodiversity Legislation Reflects India’s Obligations, Cullet, Philippe, 2001, The Hindu
Property Rights over Biological Resources. India’s Proposed Legislative Framework, Cullet, Philippe, 2001, Journal of World Intellectual Property (4), 2, pp 211-230
Differential Treatment in International Law: Towards a new Paradigm of Inter-State Relations, Cullet, Philippe, 1999, European Journal of International Law (10), 3, pp 549-582
Agro-biodiversity and International Law – a Conceptual Framework, Kameri-Mbote, Patricia and Cullet, Philippe, 1999, Journal of Environmental Law (11), 2, pp 257-279
Equity and Flexibility Mechanisms in the Climate Change Regime: Conceptual and Practical Issues, Cullet, Philippe, 1999, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law (8), 2, pp 168-179
Revision of the TRIPS Agreement Concerning the Protection of Plant Varieties, Cullet, Philippe, 1999, Journal of World Intellectual Property (2), 4, pp 617-656
Joint Implementation and Forestry Projects: Conceptual and Operational Fallacies, Cullet, Philippe and Kameri-Mbote, Patricia, 1998, International Affairs (74), 2, pp 393-408
Activities Implemented Jointly in the Forestry Sector: Conceptual and Operational Fallacies, Cullet, Philippe and Kameri-Mbote, Patricia, 1997, Georgetown international environmental law review (10), pp 97
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Law, Colonialism and Environmental Management in Africa
Kameri-Mbote, Patricia and Cullet, Philippe, 1997, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law (6), 1, pp 23-31
Dolphin Bycatches in Tuna Fisheries: A Smokescreen Hiding the Real Issues, Cullet, Philippe and Kameri-Mbote, Patricia, 1996, Ocean Development and International Law (27), 4, pp 333-348
Definition of an Environmental Right in a Human Rights Context, Cullet, Philippe, 1995, Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights (13), 1, pp 25-40
The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Bhullar, Lovleen, (eds.) and Koonan, Sujith, (eds.) (2024). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Research Handbook on Law, Environment and the Global South, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Koonan, Sujith, (eds.) (2019). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. (Research Handbooks in Environmental Law)
The Right to Sanitation in India: Critical Perspectives, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Koonan, Sujith, (eds.) and Bhullar, Lovleen, (eds.) (2019). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Groundwater and Climate Change – Multi-Level Law and Policy Perspectives, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Stephan, Raya Marina, (eds.) (2018). Abingdon; New York: Routledge. (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)
Multi-Level Law and Policy Perspectives’ [Special issue of: Water International. Vol. 42 (6)], Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Stephan, Raya Marina, (eds.) (2017). London: Taylor and Francis. (Water International)
Water Law in India: An Introduction to Legal Instruments, 2nd edition, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Koonan, Sujith, (eds.) (2017). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sanitation Law and Policy in India: An Introduction to Basic Instruments, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Bhullar, Lovleen, (eds.) (2015). Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Water Law in India – An Introduction to Legal Instruments, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Koonan, Sujith, (eds.) (2011). Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Water Governance in Motion: Towards Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Water Laws, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix, (eds.), Madhav, Roopa, (eds.) and Ramanathan, Usha, (eds.) (2010). New Delhi: Cambridge University Press.
Water Law for the Twenty-First Century – National and International Aspects of Water Law Reform in India, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix, (eds.), Madhav, Roopa, (eds.) and Ramanathan, Usha, (eds.) (2009). Abingdon: Routledge.
Key Materials in International Environmental Law, Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix, (eds.) (2004). Aldershot: Ashgate (Routledge).
Droit international de l’environnement – Textes de base et références, Dommen, C., (eds.) and Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) (1998). London: Kluwer Law International.
Foreword, Cullet, Philippe (2025). In: Ashukem, Jean-Claude N, (ed.), Handbook on Human Right to a Healthy Environment: International, Regional, and Comparative Pathways for Policy Intervention in Cameroon. Cham: Springer
River Rights – Framing, Recognition and Beyond, Cullet, Philippe (2025). River Rejuvenation and River Rights: Evolving Debates in India. London: Routledge
Introduction, Cullet, Philippe and Shree, Ruchi (2025). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Shree, Ruchi, (eds.), River Rejuvenation and River Rights: Evolving Debates in India. London: Routledge
Promises and Perils of Economic Development, Cullet, Philippe (2024). In: Khair, Sumaiya, (eds.), Alam, Shawkat, (eds.) and Haque, Muhammad Ekramul, (eds.), Implementation of Sustainable Development in the Global South: Strategies, Innovations and Challenges. London: Hart Publishing (Bloomsbury), pp 85-100
Gange-Yamuna, Cullet, Philippe (2024). In: Bourgeois-Gironde, Sacha, (eds.), Misonne, Delphine, (eds.) and de Clippele, Marie-Sophie, (eds.), Dictionnaire des droits de la nature. Presses Universitaires de France
Promesses et limites de la reconnaissance des droits de la nature: Le cas des décisions attribuant la personnalité juridique au Gange et à la Yamuna, Cullet, Philippe (2024). In: Boisson de Chazournes, Laurence, (ed.), L’effectivité du droit international face à l’urgence écologique. Paris: Collège de France, pp 167-188
Introduction, Cullet, Philippe, Bhullar, Lovleen and Koonan, Sujith (2024). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Bhullar, Lovleen, (eds.) and Koonan, Sujith, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 1-16
Beyond the Paris Agreement: Need for New Thinking to Tackle the Climate Crisis, Cullet, Philippe (2024). In: Zahar, Alexander, (ed.), Research Handbook on the Law of the Paris Agreement. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp 403-416
SDG 10: Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries, Cullet, Philippe (2022). In: Ebbesson, Jonas, (eds.) and Hey, Ellen, (eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Sustainable Development Goals and International Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp 258-280
Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, Cullet, Philippe (2021). In: Fitzmaurice, Malgosia, (eds.), Brus, MMTA, (eds.) and Merkouris, Panos, (eds.), Research Handbook on International Environmental Law, 2nd edition. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp 209-228
Differentiation, Cullet, Philippe (2021). In: Rajamani, Lavanya, (eds.) and Peel, Jacqueline, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law, 2nd editon. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 319-334
Foreword, Cullet, Philippe (2021). In: Kharchandy, David Arnold, (eds.) and Nongrum, Kwilly, (eds.), Understanding Water Crisis. New Delhi: Lakshi Publishers, pp xix-xxi
Water Law and Development, Cullet, Philippe (2021). In: Dellapenna, Joseph, (eds.) and Gupta, Joyeeta, (eds.), Water Law. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp 391-401
Groundwater Law and Management in India: From an Elitist to an Egalitarian Paradigm, Cullet, Philippe (2021). In: Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, (eds.), Puthucherril, Tony George, (eds.) and Paul, Sanu Rani, (eds.), From Elite to Egalitarian: The Changing Landscape of Groundwater Law in India. Singapore: Springer, pp 337-347
Foreword, Cullet, Philippe (2021). In: Basak, Chiradeep, (ed.), Global Climate Change and Environmental Laws in India. Thomson Reuters (Professional), pp ix-xiii
Foreword – Climate Change: Exploring Multidisciplinary Contours, Cullet, Philippe (2020). In: Basak, Chiradeep, (eds.), Sharma, Devapreeti, (eds.), Bhattacharyya, Krishangee, (eds.) and Karmih, Lidia K., (eds.), In Pursuit of Climate Resilience. Guwahati: National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, pp vii-ix
Introduction to the Research Handbook on Law, Environment and the Global South, Cullet, Philippe and Koonan, Sujith (2019). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Koonan, Sujith, (eds.), Research Handbook on Law, Environment and the Global South. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp xvi-xxvi
The Human Right to Water – A Testing Ground for Neoliberal Policies, Cullet, Philippe (2019). In: Juss, Satvinder, (ed.), Human Rights in India. London: Routledge, pp 253-271
Water Law and Development: Comparative Perspectives, Cullet, Philippe (2019). In: Kameri-Mbote, Patricia, (eds.) and Odote, Collins, (eds.), Blazing the Trail: Professor Charles Okidi’s Enduring Legacy in the Development of Environmental Law. Nairobi: University of Nairobi, pp 378-392
Governing Groundwater – Fostering Participatory and Aquifer-Based Regulation, Cullet, Philippe (2019). In: Singh, Amarjit, (eds.), Saha, Dipankar, (eds.) and Tyagi, Avinash C, (eds.), Water Governance: Challenges and Prospects. Singapore: Springer, pp 117-128
Introduction, Cullet, Philippe, Koonan, Sujith and Bhullar, Lovleen (2019). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Koonan, Sujith, (eds.) and Bhullar, Lovleen, (eds.), The Right to Sanitation in India – Critical Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 1-10
The Right to Sanitation – Multiple Dimensions and Challenges, Cullet, Philippe (2019). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Koonan, Sujith, (eds.) and Bhullar, Lovleen, (eds.), Right to Sanitation in India – Critical Perspectives. Oxford University Press, pp 75-110
Innovation and Trends in Water Law, Cullet, Philippe (2018). In: Conca, Ken, (eds.) and Weinthal, Erika, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Water Politics and Policy. Oxford University Press, pp 327-350
Foreword, Cullet, Philippe (2017). In: Alam, Shawkat, (eds.), Bhuiyan, Jahid Hossain, (eds.) and Razzaque, Jona, (eds.), International Natural Resources Law, Investment and Sustainability. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, pp 237-241
The Right to Water in Rural India and Drinking Water Policy Reforms, Cullet, Philippe (2017). In: Langford, Malcolm, (eds.) and Russell, Anna S.F., (eds.), The Human Right to Water: Theory, Practice and Prospects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp 644-676
Water Law and Policy in India: Background and Overview, Cullet, Philippe and Koonan, Sujith (2017). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Koonan, Sujith, (eds.), Water Law in India: An Introduction to Legal Instruments. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 1-20
Water Law in India, Cullet, Philippe (2017). In: Antons, Christoph, (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Asian Law. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, pp 323-338
Human Rights and Climate Change – Broadening the Right to Environment, Cullet, Philippe (2016). In: Carlarne, Cinnamon, (eds.), Gray, Kevin, (eds.) and Tarasofsky, Richard, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Climate Change Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 499-519
International Water Norms and Principles – Impacts on Law and Policy Development in India, Cullet, Philippe (2016). In: Bussani, Mauro, (eds.) and Heckendorn Urscheler, Lukas, (eds.), Comparisons in Legal Development – The Impact of Foreign and International Law on National Legal Systems. Zürich: Schulthess, pp 55-72
Sanitation Law in India – An Overview, Cullet, Philippe and Bhullar, Lovleen (2015). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.) and Bhullar, Lovleen, (eds.), Sanitation Law and Policy in India – An Introduction to Basic Instruments. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 6-16
Principle 7 – Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, Cullet, Philippe (2015). In: Viñuales, Jorge E., (ed.), The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development: A Commentary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 229-244
Governing the Environment without CoPs – The Case of Water, Cullet, Philippe (2015). In: Fitzmaurice, Malgosia, (eds.) and French, Duncan, (eds.), International Environmental Law and Governance. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, pp 143-156
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Water Regulation and Public Participation in the Indian Context
Cullet, Philippe (2015). In: Tignino, Mara, (ed.), Public Participation and Water Resources Management – Where Do We Stand in International Law?. Paris: UNESCO, pp 20-29
The Human Right to Water in Rural India – Promises and Challenges, Cullet, Philippe (2014). In: Stern, Steve, (eds.) and Straus, Scott, (eds.), The Human Rights Paradox – Universality and Its Discontents. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, pp 204-223
A Meandering Jurisprudence of the Court – The Evolving Case Law Related to Water, Cullet, Philippe (2014). In: Suresh, Mayur, (eds.) and Narrain, Siddharth, (eds.), The Shifting Scales of Justice: The Supreme Court in Neo-liberal India. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan, pp 139-161
The Human Right to Water in Rural India – Promises and Challenges, Cullet, Philippe (2014). In: Stern, Steve, (eds.) and Straus, Scott, (eds.), The Human Rights Paradox – Universality and Its Discontents. United States: University of Wisconsin Press, pp 204-223
Water Use and Rights – India, Cullet, Philippe (2012). In: Geall, Sam, (eds.), Liu, Jingjing, (eds.) and Pellissery, Sony, (eds.), The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. 7: China, India, and East and Southeast Asia: Assessing Sustainability. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing, pp 393-395
Evolving Regulatory Framework for Rural Drinking Water – Need for Further Reforms, Cullet, Philippe (2011). India Infrastructure Report 2011 – Water: Policy and Performance for Sustainable Development. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp 151-161
Introduction to Water Governance in Motion: Towards Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Water Laws, Cullet, Philippe (2010). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix, (eds.), Madhav, Roopa, (eds.) and Ramanathan, Usha, (eds.), Water Governance in Motion: Towards Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Water Laws. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, pp 1-8
Water Law – Evolving Regulatory Framework, Cullet, Philippe (2010). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix, (eds.), Madhav, Roopa, (eds.) and Ramanathan, Usha, (eds.), Water Governance in Motion: Towards Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Water Laws. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, pp 26-52
Environment and Development – The Missing Link, Cullet, Philippe (2010). In: Faundez, Julio, (eds.) and Tan, Celine, (eds.), International Law, Economic Globalization and Developing Countries. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp 354-378
Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, Cullet, Philippe (2010). In: Fitzmaurice, Malgosia, (eds.), Ong, David M., (eds.) and Merkouris, Panos, (eds.), Research Handbook on International Environmental Law. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp 161-181
The Kyoto Protocol and Vulnerability: Human Rights and Equity Dimensions, Cullet, Philippe (2010). In: Humphreys, Stephen, (ed.), Human Rights and Climate Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp 183-206
Groundwater Regulation – Towards a new Framework (with Special Reference to Uttar Pradesh), Cullet, Philippe (2010). In: Bhargava, R.N., (eds.), Sinha, R.S., (eds.) and Dutta, V., (eds.), Sustainable Groundwater Management – Action and Implementation Strategies for Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow: Connoisseur, pp 81-92
Drinking Water Reforms, Cullet, Philippe (2009). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix, (eds.), Madhav, Roopa, (eds.) and Ramanathan, Usha, (eds.), Water Law for the Twenty-first Century: National and International Aspects of Water Law Reforms in India. Abingdon: Routledge, pp 160-181
Evolution of Water Law and Policy in India, Cullet, Philippe and Gupta, Joyeeta (2009). In: Joseph W., Dellapenna, (eds.) and Gupta, Joyeeta, (eds.), The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water. Berlin; London: Springer, pp 157-173
Introduction to Water Law for the Twenty-first Century: National and International Aspects of Water Law Reforms in India, Cullet, Philippe, Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix and Madhav, Roopa (2009). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix, (eds.), Madhav, Roopa, (eds.) and Ramanathan, Usha, (eds.), Water Law for the Twenty-first Century: National and International Aspects of Water Law Reforms in India. Abingdon: Routledge, pp 1-7
Final Remarks, Cullet, Philippe, Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix and Madhav, Roopa (2009). In: Cullet, Philippe, (eds.), Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix, (eds.), Madhav, Roopa, (eds.) and Ramanathan, Usha, (eds.), Water Law for the Twenty-first Century: National and International Aspects of Water Law Reforms in India. Abingdon: Routledge, pp 311-316
Rethinking the Legal Regime for Climate Change: The Human Rights and Equity Imperative, Cullet, Philippe (2009). In: Böhm, Steffen, (eds.) and Dabhi, Siddhartha, (eds.), Upsetting the Offset – The Political Economy of Carbon Markets. London: MayFly Books, pp 292-306
Desertification, Cullet, Philippe (2009). In: Kütting, Gabriela, (ed.), Conventions, Treaties and other Responses to Global Issues – Volume 1. Oxford: EOLSS/UNESCO, pp 194-210
Environmental Justice in the Use and Exploitation of Genetic Resources, Cullet, Philippe (2009). In: Ebbesson, Jonas, (eds.) and Okowa, Phoebe, (eds.), Environmental Law and Justice in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp 371-389
International Property Protection and Sustainable Development – Towards a Common African Institutional Framework and Strategy, Cullet, Philippe and Kameri-Mbote, Patricia (2007). In: Veena, V., (ed.), Intellectual Property Rights – An Overview. Hyderabad: ICFAI University Press, pp 28-98
Water Law Reforms in India, Cullet, Philippe (2007). In: Eberhard, Christoph, (ed.), Law, Land Use and the Environment – Afro-Indian Dialogues. Pondicherry: Institut français, pp 497-526
New Collective Policies, Cullet, Philippe, Biber-Klemm, S. and Kummer Peiry, K. (2006). In: Biber-Klemm, S., (eds.) and Cottier, Thomas, (eds.), Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Basic Issues and Perspectives. Wallingford: CABI, pp 283-323
Flanking Policies in National and International Law, Cullet, Philippe, Biber-Klemm, S., Germann, C., Müller, Andrea Nascimento and Curci, J. (2006). In: Biber-Klemm, S., (eds.) and Cottier, Thomas, (eds.), Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Basic Issues and Perspectives. Wallingford: CABI, pp 239-279
Intellectual Property Rights, Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge, Cullet, Philippe, Germann, C., Müller, Andrea Nascimento and Pasadilla, G. (2006). In: Biber-Klemm, S., (eds.) and Cottier, Thomas, (eds.), Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Basic Issues and Perspectives. Wallingford: CABI, pp 112-154
The Current Law of Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge, Cullet, Philippe, Biber-Klemm, S., Cottier, Thomas and Szymura, D. (2006). In: Biber-Klemm, S., (eds.) and Cottier, Thomas, (eds.), Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Basic Issues and Perspectives. Wallingford: CABI, pp 56-111
Local Communities and Water Investments, Cullet, Philippe and Gowlland-Gualtieri, Alix (2005). In: Brown Weiss, E, (eds.), Boisson, L, (eds.) and Bernasconi-Osterwalder, N, (eds.), Fresh Water and International Economic Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 303-330
Patents and Health in Developing Countries, Cullet, Philippe (2003). In: Hatchard, John, (eds.) and Perry, A, (eds.), Law and Development: Facing Complexity in the 21st Century. London: Cavendish, pp 78-98
Intellectual Property and Environment: Impacts of the TRIPS Agreement on Environmental Law Making in India, Cullet, Philippe (2002). In: Biermann, Frank, (ed.), Proceedings of the 2001 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change “Global Environmental Change and the Nation State”. Germany: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, pp 26-30
Switzerland, Cullet, Philippe (2002). In: Anderson, Michael R., (eds.) and Galizzi, Paolo, (eds.), International Environmental Law in National Courts. London: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, pp 195-215
For COP26 Britain Must Host the Most Ambitious Climate Change Conference Ever, Cullet, Philippe (2021). (SOAS Influencing the Corridors of Power project (ICOP))
Water Conflicts in India – Towards a New Legal and Institutional Framework, Cullet, Philippe, Paranjape, Suhas, Thakkar, Himanshu and Vani, M.S. (2012). Pune:
Second African Ministerial Conference on Science and Technology, Cullet, Philippe (2005).
International Environmental Law in Domestic Courts: Switzerland, Cullet, Philippe (1999). Geneva:
Les droits de solidarité en droit international, Cullet, Philippe (1993).
From Green Rights to Rights of Nature: Fostering Synergies, Cullet, Philippe (2023).
Need to Give More Importance to Climate Justice Than to Net Zero Targets, Cullet, Philippe (2022).
Addressing Inequality to Foster Legitimacy and Effectiveness of Environmental Regimes, Cullet, Philippe (2021).
Learning from Coronavirus to Tackle Climate Change: The imperative of Solidarity and Equity, Cullet, Philippe (2020).
Meghalaya: National Politics in a Small, Tribal, North-East State, Cullet, Philippe (2019).
Indian Farmers And Rights Over Biogenetic Resources: Towards Greater Food Sovereignty, Lokhandwala, Zainab (2024), PhD thesis, SOAS
Water-related Subsidies and Groundwater Regulation in India: Social and Environmental Dimensions, Naik, Gayathri D (2022), PhD thesis, SOAS
Beyond Judicial Veto: Public Trust Doctrine, Administrative Decision Making and Implementation of Mining Related Laws: A Case Study of Iron Ore Mining in India, Madhav, Roopa (2021), PhD thesis, SOAS
Rethinking patent centric biomedical innovation : towards an alternative conceptual framework building, Yuanqiong, Hu (2019), PhD thesis, SOAS
Water pollution in India : environmental rights litigation as a solution, Bhullar, Lovleen (2018), PhD thesis, SOAS
The right to sanitation in India: a multi-faceted right in search of a comprehensive framework., Koonan, Sujith (2018), PhD thesis, SOAS
Fragmentation, integration and sustainable development: reflections from the market-based mechanism for GHG emission reduction, Lee, Chung-Hsien (2018), PhD thesis, SOAS
Pirates of the Academy : A Human Rights Analysis of Copyright Restrictions on the Right to Education, Al-Balushi, Riyadh (2017), PhD thesis, SOAS
Taiwan’s participation in global climate regime : a non-party perspective, Cheng, Fu-Lin (2017), PhD thesis, SOAS
Looking beyond the canopy : the influence of international principles, actors and values in evolving forest related law (case study China), Lesniewska, Feja (2015), PhD thesis, SOAS
Quitter la Charte de l’énergie, un pas nécessaire face à la crise climatique, Cullet, Philippe (2022).
Water Laws, Policies and Reforms – Where are these leading?, Cullet, Philippe (2022).
Le mauvais signal de la Suisse à l’approche de la COP26, Cullet, Philippe (2021).
Une vision dépassée du développement, Cullet, Philippe (2019).
Patchwork laws can’t solve India’s water crisis, Modi govt must push these 2 key bills now, Cullet, Philippe (2019).
Développement: Une occasion manquée?, Cullet, Philippe (2015). Le Courrier (Genève)
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2012). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2010. Vol. 21
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2010). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2009. Vol. 20
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2009). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2008. Vol. 19
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2008). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2007. Vol. 18
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2007). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2006. Vol. 17
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2006). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2005. Vol. 16
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2005). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2004. Vol. 15
Liability and Redress for Modern Biotechnology, Cullet, Philippe (2005). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2004. Vol. 15
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2004). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2003. Vol. 14
Year in Review: International Economy and the Environment, Cullet, Philippe (2003). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2002. Vol. 13
Food Security and Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries, Cullet, Philippe (2003).
The Biosafety Protocol: An Introduction ‘Briefing paper’, Cullet, Philippe (2002).
The Doha Declaration of the WTO and Access to Medicines ‘Briefing paper’, Cullet, Philippe (2002).
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2002). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2001. Vol. 12
Year in Review: Commission on Sustainable Development, Cullet, Philippe (2001). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2000. Vol. 11
Year in Review: International Economy and the Environment, Cullet, Philippe and Atik, Jeffery (2000). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 1999. Vol. 10
Year in Review: Multilateral Lending Activities, Cullet, Philippe (1999). Yearbook of International Environmental Law 1998. Vol. 9
The Management of Genetic Resources: Developments in the 1997 Sessions of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Cullet, Philippe and Kameri-Mbote, Patricia (1998). Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy 1997 Yearbook
