Research handbook on international water law / edited by Stephen C. McCaffrey, Christina Leb, Riley T. Denoon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCaffrey, Stephen C., editor.

Leb, Christina, editor.

Denoon, Riley T., editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in international law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water rights (International law).

Water--Law and legislation.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (584 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

The Research Handbook on International Water Law surveys the field of the law of shared freshwater resources. In some thirty chapters, it covers subjects ranging from the general principles operative in the field and international groundwater law to the human right to water and whether international water law is prepared to cope with climate disruption.Its comprehensive survey of international water law links international water principles to case studies and examples from specific basins, to bring research into real-world relevancy. Different regional traditions and frameworks of international water law are presented in order to provide a global overview. The work is edited by three scholars and practitioners whose work deals with the law of international watercourses and features perspectives from distinguished experts in the field.This Research Handbook will be a crucial resource for academics and researchers, students, relevant government agencies, and practitioners interested in water law and humanitarian law. Contributors include: L. Boisson de Chazournes, L. Caflisch, M. Curlier, L. del Castillo Laborde, J.W. Dellapenna, G.M. Farnelli, B. Guthrie, J.G. Lammers, R. Larson, C. Leb, D. Magraw, M.M. Mbengue, S.C. McCaffrey, O. McIntyre, M.M. Murcia, N. Odili, D. Padmanabhan, R.K. Paisley, C. Parseghian, G. Reichert, A. Rieu-Clarke, A.F.S. Russell, S.M.A. Salman, S.M. Schwebel, Y. Su, A. Tanzi, A.D. Tarlock, M. Tignino, P. Udomritthiruj, K. Uprety, S. Vinogradov, I.T. Winkler, P. Wouters, D. Ziganshina

Contents:

Introduction to the Research Handbook on International Water Law

PART I: EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW

1. From treaty practice to the UN Watercourses Convention

2. The work of international legal expert bodies

3. The global water treaties and their relationship

4. Inter-jurisdictional water allocation in federal systems: lessons for international water law

PART II: GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND KEY OBLIGATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW

5. Intertwined general principles

6. Implementation of the general duty to cooperate

7. Prior notice and related issues 8. Environmental protection and the ecosystem approach

9. The application of the general principles and key obligations to internationally shared groundwater

PART III: INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW AND ITS RELATION WITH OTHER AREAS OF LAW

10. Water and multilateral environmental agreements: an incomplete jigsaw puzzle

11. International water law and climate disruption

12. Water and international trade law

13. Water in international humanitarian law

PART IV: THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER AND VITAL HUMAN WATER NEEDS

14. The human right to water 15. The human right to water in a transboundary context

16. The UNECE Protocol on Water and Health for the implementation of the right to drinking water and sanitation PART V DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND COMPLIANCE

17. The Permanent Court of International Justice, The International Court of Justice and international water law: versatility in consistency

18. The role of scientific and technical experts

19. The implemention mechanism and committee established under the UNECE Convention on the Protection of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes : PART VI: REGIONAL APPROACHES

20. Creating basin mechanisms in Southern Africa

21. West African approaches to international water law and treaty practice

22. The Nile River Basin and its changing legal contours

23. Europe: international water law and the EU Water Framework Directive

24. Central Asia: the Aral Sea basin

25. South Asian Water Treaty practice: an overview

26. China’s international water relations

27. Transboundary water cooperation between the Russian Federation and the neighbouring states: legal and institutional frameworks

28. A panoptic view of international water law in Latin America

29. A long history of cooperation between Canada and the United States on boundary waters.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78536-808-7