The right to sanitation has been recognised in India for more than two decades, and progressively integrated into the international human rights law framework since the beginning of the century. The recognition of the right itself is not a matter for debate in India since courts have repeatedly affirmed its existence as a right deriving from the fundamental right to life. Key issues arise in the context of conceptualisation and realisation of the right and relate to the existence and/or the scope of a law and policy framework for the realisation of the right to sanitation for all, the scope of the right, the links with other rights such as health and gender equality, as well as issues of specific relevance in the Indian context, such as manual scavenging, and more generally, caste-based discrimination and exploitation linked to sanitation work. In a context where sanitation challenges are more severe in India than in many other countries, this book represents the first effort to conceptually engage with the right to sanitation and its multiple dimensions in India. It also analyses the right to sanitation in India in the broader international and comparative setting.
Edited by:
Philippe Cullet (Professor Professor International and Environmental Law SOAS University of London),
Sujith Koonan (Assistant Professor,
Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Law,
University of Delhi),
Lovleen Bhullar (Doctoral Candidate,
Doctoral Candidate,
University of London,
School of Oriental and African Studies)
Imprint: OUP India
Dimensions:
Height: 224mm,
Width: 151mm,
Spine: 39mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199489855
ISBN 10: 0199489858
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 17 October 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword by Usha Ramanathan Acknowledgments List of abbreviations and Hindi Terms Introduction Part I. Conceptual Framework Chapter I.: Sanitation: The Last Taboo Becomes A Human Right Catarina de Albuquerque Chapter II.: Sanitation in South Africa: Policy, Practice, and Contestation Jackie Dugard Chapter III.: The Right to Sanitation: Multiple Dimensions and Challenges Philippe Cullet Chapter IV.: Sanitation and State Planning: An Analysis of Five-year Plans Ruchi Shree Part II. Realising the Right to Sanitation in Rural and Urban Areas Chapter V.: Assessing the Realisation of the Right to Sanitation in Rural Areas Sujith Koonan Chapter VI.: Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and Its Potential to Realise the Right to Sanitation Lyla Mehta Chapter VII.: Right to Sanitation in Urban Areas: Legal Obligations and Institutional Challenges Mathew John Chapter VIII.: The Politics of Open Defecation: Informality, Body, and Infrastructure in Mumbai Renu Desai, Colin McFarlane, and Steve Graham Chapter IX.: The Environmental Dimension of the Right to Sanitation Lovleen Bhullar Part III. Dignity, Safety, and Vulnerability Chapter X.: Safai Karamchari Andolan: An Insider's Account Bezwada Wilson Chapter XI.: Invisible Inequalities: an Analysis of the Safai Karamchari Andolan Case Shomona Khanna Chapter XII.: Rights of Sanitation Workers in India P. Sakthivel, M. Nirmalkumar, and Akshayaa Benjamin Chapter XIII.: Sanitation, Gender Inequality, and Implications for Rights Sujith Koonan and Lovleen Bhullar About the Editors and Contributors Index
Philippe Cullet is Professor of International and Environmental Law, SOAS University of London and Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Sujith Koonan is an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, and University of Delhi. Lovleen Bhullar is a Doctoral Candidate at SOAS University of London and Independent Researcher associated with the Environmental Law Research Society (ELRS), New Delhi.
