Sharmila Murthy

Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students

Professor of Law and Public Policy

Boston, MA

United States

Northeastern University - School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Students

Boston, MA

USA

  • Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students

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The Human Right(s) to Water and Sanitation: History, Meaning and the Controversy Over Privatization

Berkeley Journal of International Law (BJIL), Vol. 31, No. 1, 2013
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 03 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2013
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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human right to water, sanitation, privatization, ICESCR

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Can International Water Law Be a Tool for Water Diplomacy?

Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Volume 27, pp. 17-25 (2014)
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 08 May 2014
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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water, international law, diplomacy, conflict, negotiation, dispute resolution

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A New Constitutive Commitment to Water

Boston College Journal of Law and Social Justice, vol. 36, p. 159 (2016), Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 15-37
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 06 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2022
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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water, Detroit, shutoff, due process

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Water, Conflict, and Cooperation in Central Asia: The Role of International Law and Diplomacy

Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, Vol. 18, p. 400, 2017, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 18-21
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 31 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2018
Sharmila Murthy and Fatima Mendikulova
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students and Initiatives for Development Public Fund (NGO)
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international law, water diplomacy, Central Asia, Ferghana Valley, Aral Sea, Syr Darya River

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Iraq’s Constitutional Mandate to Justly Distribute Water: The Implications of Federalism, Islam, International Law and Human Rights

George Washington International Law Review, Vol. 42, 2011
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2013
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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Iraq, Tigris, Euphrates, Water, Human Rights, Islam, International Law

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Land Security and the Challenges of Realizing the Human Right to Water and Sanitation in the Slums of Mumbai, India

Health and Human Rights, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 17 Oct 2013
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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human right, water, sanitation, Mumbai, slum, 1995 cut-off rule

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States and Cities As 'Norm Sustainers': A Role for Subnational Actors in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 2019, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 19-6
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 11 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2019
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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climate change, Paris Agreement, states, cities, subnational, transnational legal process, international environmental law

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The Constitutionality of State and Local 'Norm Sustaining' Actions on Global Climate Change: The Foreign Affairs Federalism Grey Zone

5 U. PENN. J. L. & PUB. AFF. 35, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 19-23
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 28 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2020
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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Climate change, constitutionality, California, cap-and-trade, Quebec, state and local government, Paris agreement, Compact Clause, Treaty Clause, Supremacy Clause, Foreign Commerce Clause, dormant foreign affairs

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Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development

HKS Working Paper No. 15-079
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Dec 2015
Laura Diaz Anadon, Gabriel Chan, Alicia Harley, Kira Matus, Suerie Moon, Sharmila Murthy and William C. Clark
Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA), University of Minnesota - Minneapolis - Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), University College London - Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), Harvard University - Harvard Global Health Institute, Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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sustainable development, technology, innovation systems, complex adaptive systems, knowledge systems

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Constitutional Impediments to Decentralization in the World's Largest Federal Country

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law, Vol. 26, 2016
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 04 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2018
Sharmila Murthy and Maya Mahin
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students and Independent
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India, decentralization, federalism, 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, municipalities, cities, JnNURM, urban renewal

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The Right to Water in the Slums of Mumbai, India

Bull World Health Organ 2015;93:815–816
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 31 Mar 2018
Ramnath Subbaraman and Sharmila Murthy
Tufts University and Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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Human Right to Water, Slum, Settlement, Mumbai, Bombay, India

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Reconciling the Carbon Market and the Human Right to Water: The Role of Suppressed Demand Under Clean Development Mechanism and the Gold Standard

Environmental Law, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2013
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Oct 2013
Mark K. Williams and Sharmila Murthy
Independent and Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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carbon market, suppressed demand, human right to water, Clean Development Mechanism, Gold Standard

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Translating Legal Norms into Quantitative Indicators: Lessons from the Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 42, p. 385, 2018, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 18-22
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 29 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2018
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), human right to water, indicator, Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), new governance

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Report from the Radcliffe Exploratory Seminar on the 'Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: From Theory to Practice' held on December 7 & 8, 2012 at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 May 2014
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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human rights, water, sanitation

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Report on the October 25, 2011 Roundtable Meeting with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Catarina De Albuquerque

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 May 2014
Mark K. Williams and Sharmila Murthy
Independent and Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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human rights, water, sanitation, Special Rapporteur

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Disrupting Utility Law for Water Justice

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 76, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 15 Mar 2023
Sharmila Murthy
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students
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water, environmental justice, utility law, affordability

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The Role of Adaptation in Mobile Technology Innovation for the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Water Practice & Technology Vol. 13(1), 2018
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2018
Sharmila Murthy, Daniel Shemie and Francoise Bichai
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students, The Nature Conservancy and Polytechnic School of Montreal

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ICT, Innovation Theory, Mobile Technology, mWASH, Sanitation, Water

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Addressing Barriers in the Water-Recycling Innovation System to Reach Water Security in Arid Countries

Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 171: S97-S109, 2018
Posted: 24 Mar 2018
Francoise Bichai, Arani Kajenthira and Sharmila Murthy
Polytechnic School of Montreal, Consultant at FSG, Inc. and Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students

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Technological Innovation, System Dynamics, Sustainability, Water Recycling, Wastewater Reuse, Water Security

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Urban Water Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Integrating Islamic Principles with Demand Management Strategies

Chapter 7 of "Water Governance: An Evaluation of Alternative Architectures" (eds. A. Gunawansa and L. Bhullar, 2013)
Posted: 17 Oct 2013
Arani Kajenthira and Sharmila Murthy
Consultant at FSG, Inc. and Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students

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water governance, demand management, right of thirst, Middle East, North Africa

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The Human Right to Water in Israel: A Case Study of the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Negev

Israel Law Review, Volume 46, Issue 01, pp 25-59
Posted: 20 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 27 May 2014
Sharmila Murthy, Mark K. Williams and Elisha Baskin
Northeastern University - Northeastern University, School of Law, Students, Independent and Harvard University - Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

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human right to water, Israel, Bedouins, unrecognized village, Negev, Naqab, Goldberg Report, Prawer Plan