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Taking nature to the courtroom in South Asia  Workshop organised in Edinburgh on 15-16 June 2017 by Daniela Berti (CNRS/CEH) and Tony Good (University of Edinburgh)With the support of the Wenner-Gren Foundation, the University of Edinburgh, the Centre for Himayan Studies (CNRS/CEH) and the Centre for South Asian Studies (CEIAS)The aim of this third workshop is to explore three contexts in which environmental issues, and the relationship between ecology and religion, come to the fore in contemporary South Asia : (i) development projects and territories of the gods ; (ii) protected areas and people’s rights ; and (iii) ’animal rights’ and religious reforms. Its distinctive focus, differentiating it from other work on development, environment or religion in South Asia, is on legal aspects of these issues, where possible on actual litigation in appellate and other courts. Lieu : St Trinnean’s Room, Pollock Halls, Edinburgh      Programme   Thursday, 15 June09.30-10.00 Introduction, Daniela Berti and Anthony Good10.00-10.50 Domenico Amirante, University of CampaniaThe National Green Tribunal of India : a legal forum at the crossroads between science, environment and societyDiscussant : Jamie Cross, University of Edinburgh11.20-12.10 Sudha Vasan, University of DelhiGreen courts and the production of socio-ecological assemblages in IndiaDiscussant : Jamie Cross12.10-13.00 Anuj Bhuwania, South Asian University, New DelhiOn the ‘misuse’ of law in India : The case of anti-cow slaughter statutesDiscutant : Gilles Tarabout, CNRS/LESC14.00-14.50 Rohit De, YaleCows and constitutionalism : from religious rites to economic rightsDiscussant : Gilles Tarabout14.50-15.40 Nayanika Mathur, University of Sussex, England The government of crooked big cats in India, 1972-2017Discussant : Heid Jerstad, University of Edinburgh16.00-16.50 Diane Philiponet, Université de Toulouse - Jean-Jaurès‘Monkeys come from the forest.’ State management of problems linked to monkeys in North Indian citiesDiscussant : Heid Jerstad16.50-17.30 Synthesising discussion : Sally Engle Merry (New York University)  Friday, 16 June09.10-10.00 Anthony Good, University of EdinburghAnimal sacrifice and the law in Tamil Nadu, South IndiaDiscussant : Filippo Osella, University of Sussex10.00-10.50 Daniela Berti, CNRS/CEHAnimal sacrifice under judicial scrutiny. Moral reforms and religious freedom in IndiaDiscussant : Filippo Osella11.20-12.10 Raphaël Voix, CNRS/CEIASAnimal sacrifice in West Bengal ; practice, contestation and the stateDiscussant : Véronique Bouillier, CNRS/CEIAS12.10-13.00 Chiara Letizia, Université de Quebec, Montreal &#38; Blandine Ripert, CNRS Paris/CSH Delhi“Not in the name of religion.” A Supreme Court verdict on animal sacrifice in NepalDiscussant : Véronique Bouillier14.00-14.50 Joëlle Smadja, CNRS/CEHA chronicle of law implementation in environmental conflicts : the case of Kaziranga National Park in Assam (North-East India)Discussant : Tobias Kelly, University of Edinburgh14.50-15.40 Kelly D. Alley &#38; Tarini Mehta, Auburn University, USADraining activism : delay and persistence in India’s legal discourseDiscussant : Tobias Kelly16.10-17.15 Synthesising discussion : K. Sivaramakrishnan, YaleWorkshop Timetable : workshop_timetable-2