Promoting transboundary water security in the Aral Sea basin through international law / Dinara Ziganshina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziganshina, Dinara, author.

Series:

International water law series ; Volume 3.

International Water Law Series, 2351-9606 ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Law and legislation--Asia, Central.

Water.

Water rights (International law).

Water--Law and legislation--Aral Sea Region (Uzbekistan and Kazakstan).

Water resources development--Law and legislation--Aral Sea Region (Uzbekistan and Kazakstan).

Water resources development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill Nijhoff, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Water security threats arising from inadequate access to water for sustaining ecosystems, livelihoods, human well-being and socio-economic development has gained increasing attention over the past decades all over the world, but especially in international river basins shared by two or more states. In the Aral Sea basin, shared by Afghanistan and five post-Soviet republics of Central Asia – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - water security issues are extremely pressing due to heavy reliance on, and competition over, shared waters. Promoting Transboundary Water Security in the Aral Sea Basin through International Law addresses the current gap in the literature by moving beyond the static identification of treaties and norms to examine how these treaties and norms can work for water security in practice. In its thorough and incisive scholarship, the book serves as a contribution toward peaceful and sustainable regulation of transboundary watercourses and their ecosystems in the Aral Sea basin.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

International Law: Conceptual and Analytical Frameworks

Setting the Scene: The Aral Sea Basin

Scope and Substantive Norms in the Aral Sea Basin: Norm Properties

Procedural System of Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Aral Sea Basin: Norm Properties

International Water Law in the Aral Sea Basin: Process Properties

Making Use of International Law in the Aral Sea Basin and Beyond: Main Findings, Recommendations, and Broader Implications

Conclusions

Annex I. Treaty Law Governing Transboundary Waters in the Aral Sea Basin

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-27426-X

OCLC:

885027056

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004274266 DOI