Prof. (Dr.) Tony George
October 5, 2023 2023-10-11 5:46Prof. (Dr.) Tony George
Prof. (Dr.) Tony George
Professor
B.A.L.; B.A. LL.B. (Kerala Law Academy College, Trivandrum);
LL.M. (University of Kerala);
M.Phill. (WBNUJS, Kolkata);
LL.M.; Ph.D. (Dalhousie University, Canada)
Tony George Puthucherril is a Professor of Law at the O.P. Jindal Global Law School, India. He is also a Research Associate at the Marine & Environmental Law Institute at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University and a Senior Research Fellow with the International Ocean Institute, Canada. He is a member of the World Commission on Environment & Development of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Canada). He is a former Assistant Professor at the National Judicial Academy, India. A Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar, he holds a Ph.D. in Sea Level Rise, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, & Coastal Law and an LL.M. in Maritime Law from the Dalhousie University. He also holds a research-based M.Phil. degree in Water Law from the National University of Juridical Sciences, India. He has qualified the National Committee on Accreditation exams for international lawyers, administered by Canada’s Federation of Law Societies. Presently, he lectures on Property Law, Climate Change Law, Law of the Sea, Arctic Ocean Law and Policy, Water Law, and International Environmental Law. He is an internationally acknowledged expert in sustainable development law.
His research interests include the interface between Law and sustainable development, Law and governance in South Asia, Ocean and Coastal Zone Management law, Climate Change Law, Maritime Law and Water Law. He has been invited to present his works, among others, at the International Bar Association, the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, Wisconsin Law School, and the Oslo K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea. Among his publications, the two major ones are – “From Shipbreaking to Sustainable Ship Recycling: Evolution of a Legal Regime” (Martinus Nijhoff, 2010) , which has been acclaimed as “the work” on this subject and “Towards Sustainable Coastal Development: Institutionalizing Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia” (Martinus Nijhoff, 2014), “a book that should be read by coastal policymakers and decision-makers from all countries”.
Books
Authored
- Towards Sustainable Coastal Development: Institutionalizing Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, BRILL, 2015) Legal Aspects of Sustainable Development Series, Volume 20, Author.
This book has received rave reviews in the Ocean Yearbook and in the Environmental Law Review
- From Shipbreaking to Sustainable Ship Recycling: Evolution of a Legal Regime (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, BRILL, 2010) Legal aspects of Sustainable Development Series, Volume 05, Author.
This book has received rave reviews in the Ocean Yearbook, the International Community Law Review, The Hindu, and in the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Edited
- Groundwater Management and the Law in India: From an Elitist to an Egalitarian Paradigm, Co-editor (Singapore: Springer Nature, 2021).
- Inaugural issue of the Journal of Indian Law and Society formerly the Indian Juridical Review, Vol. 1, 2004 on Water Resources Law https://jils.co.in/
Book Chapters
- “Coastal and Marine Environmental Protection in India” Oxford Handbook on India’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law (Philippe Cullet et al., ed.)
- “Coastlines and nearshore habitats: Interactive governance in an era of global environmental change” in Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change (Paul Harris, ed.) 2022.
- Co-author, “Dam-Related Displacement and Sustainable Developments Goals” in Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Clean Water and Sanitation, (Walter Leal Filho et. al. (eds.), Springer International: Major Reference Works, 2022).
- “Integrated Coastal Zone Management” in Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Life Below Water (Walter Leal Filho et. al. (eds.), Springer International: Major Reference Works, 2022).
- Co-Author, “Groundwater Management and the Law in the State of Andhra Pradesh,” in Groundwater Management and the Law in India: From an Elitist to an Egalitarian Paradigm, (Singapore: Springer Nature, 2021).
- Co-Author, “The Changing Waterscape of Groundwater Law in India,” in Groundwater Management and the Law in India: From an Elitist to an Egalitarian Paradigm, (Singapore: Springer Nature, 2021).
- “Regulating Toxic Chemicals, Pesticides, and Hazardous Wastes: A TWAIL Approach to the BRS Legal Regime for a Detoxified Future” in Routledge Handbook of International Environmental Law (2nd Ed. 2021).
- “Belling the Cat: Analyzing the Concept of Judicial Discipline in India” in Disciplining Judges: Contemporary Challenges and Controversies Editors: Richard Devlin and Sheila Wildeman (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021).
- “Balancing the Scales of Justice: From Parliamentary Supremacy to Judicial Supremacy and Back?” in Regulating Judges. Editors: Richard Devlin and Adam Dodek (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016).
- “Sustainable Aquaculture in India: Looking Back to Think Ahead” in Aquaculture Law and Policy: Global, Regional and National Perspectives. Editors: Nigel Bankes, Irene Dahl, David L. VanderZwaag (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016).
- “Operationalising Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Adapting to Sea Level Rise through Coastal Law: Where Does India Stand?” in Natural Resources Law. Editor: Prof. P. Ishwara Bhatt (Eastern Book Company, 2016).
- “A Case Study on India’s Policy and Legal Regimes on Ocean Governance” in Integrated National and Regional Ocean Policies: Comparative Practices and Future Prospects. Editors: Biliana Cecin-Sain, David VanderZwaag & Miriam C. Balgos (Routledge Handbook Series, 2015).
- “The Mullaperiyar Inter-Basin Water Transfer, Water Conflicts, and Dam Safety” in Laws Governing Inter-State & International Water Disputes. Editor: Prof. P. Ishwara Bhatt (Eastern Book Company, 2013).
- “Two Decades of the Basel Convention,” in Routledge Handbook of International Environmental Law. Editor: Shawkat Alam (Routledge, 2013).
- “Riparianism in Indian Water Jurisprudence” in Water and the Laws in India. Editor: Prof. Ramaswamy R. Iyer (SAGE, 2009).
Articles
- “Water Federalism, Tribunalization of Water Justice and Hydro-Politics: India’s Inter-State River Water Disputes Act at 65 Years” Columbia Journal of Asian Law (Accepted, 2022)
- (Co-author) “Groundwater Management and the Law in India’s Punjab and Haryana: A Case of too Little, too Late?” Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law 2021 DOI: 1080/02646811.2021.1956181
- (Co-author) “Nature-Based Solutions to Sea Level Rise and Other Climate Change Impacts on Oceanic Environments: A Law and Policy Perspective”, (article), Nordic Journal of Botany (Special Issue, 2021, Johan Hollander, WMU, ed.).
- (Co-author) “Is the UNFCCC regime effective at supporting adaptation in developing countries? Lessons from Bangladesh” Climate Law Review (2015).
- “Rising Seas, Receding Coastlines, and Vanishing Maritime Estates and Territories: Re-visiting Possible Solutions” 16 International Community Law Review (2014).
- “Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and Protecting Displaced Coastal Communities: Possible Solutions” 2 Global Journal of Comparative Law (2013).
- “International Law on Climate Change Adaptation: Has the Time Come for a New Protocol?” 18 Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law (2012).
- “Adapting to Climate Change and Accelerated Sea-Level Rise Through Integrated Coastal Zone Management Laws: A Study of the South Asian Experience” Ocean Yearbook 26 (2012).
- “Operationalising Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Adapting to Sea Level Rise through Coastal Law: Where Does India Stand?” 26 The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 4 (2011).
- “Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Ships: Will the Ship Recycling Convention make a Difference?” Ocean Yearbook 24 (2010).
- “Legal Recognition of Electronic Ocean Bills of Lading under Indian Law” 15 Journal of International Maritime Law (2009).
- “Harnessing the Atom: Strengthening the Regulatory Board for Nuclear Safety in India Based on the Canadian Experience” Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (Journal of the International Bar Association) 26/4 (2008).
- “Ballast Waters and Stealth Marine Bio-Invaders: Articulating a Precautionary Model for India” Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy 19/3 (2008).
- Co-author, “Social Context Judging for Realising Equality Rights: Lessons from the Canadian Experience” CJEI Report, <http://cjei.org/publications/CJEI%20REPORT%20SEPT07.pdf>.
- Co-author, “The Judiciary in Quest for Equal Justice to Women: The Relevance of the Indian Experience in Patriarchal Societies” Sri Lankan Law College Law Review 1 & 2 (2005-6).
- Co-author, “The Law of Water Rights in India” 28 Academy Law Review (2004).
- Co-author, “’If there is No Drinking Water, Let them Drink Bottled Mineral Water’: Analysing the Human Right to Water in the Milieu of Privatisation” Indian Juridical Review 1 (2004).
- Co-author, “Tribal Land Alienation in Kerala: A Tale of Promises and Betrayals” Cochin University Law Review 25 (Silver jubilee issue) (2001).
- Co-author, “Corruption by Public Men: Analysis of the Legislative and Administrative Controls in the State of Kerala” Academy Law Review 25 (2001).
Book Reviews
- “A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas” by Jeffrey Peterson Island Press Washington 2019, Nijhoff for the Ocean Yearbook 36 (2022).
- “Disappearing Island States in International Law” by Jenny Grote Stoutenburg, Martinus Nijhoff for the Ocean Yearbook 33 (2019).
- “Sustainable Development: Towards a Judicial Interpretation” by Rajendra Ramlogan, Martinus Nijhoff for the Ocean Yearbook 29 (2015).
(Contributor) “Review of International Experiences in Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) and Relevance to India: Emphasis on Federal/State/Local Interactions” Vols. 1 &2 (2019) Prepared for the World Bank under Contract # 7190936 on Unlocking India Blue Economy Potential 1.
(Contributor) “Governance of Arctic Marine Shipping” Dalhousie University, Marine and Environmental Law Institute (Submitted to the Arctic Council) (May 23, 2008).
“The Law of Water Rights in India” (2004) submitted to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Prof. Ramaswamy R. Iyer reviewed it.
National Seminar on Expediting Justice and Combating Corruption, National Judicial Academy Newsletter (December, 2005).
Refresher Course on Environmental Law and Adjudication, National Judicial Academy Newsletter (2005).