International law and freshwater : the multiple challenges / edited by Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb, Mara Tignino.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boisson de Chazournes, Laurence.

Leb, Christina.

Tignino, Mara.

Series:

New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law Series

New horizons in environmental and energy law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water conservation--Law and legislation.

Water conservation.

Environmental law, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (488 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The issues surrounding water embody some of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The editors of this timely book have brought together the leading authors in the field to explore the key questions involving international law and water governance. International Law and Freshwater connects recent legal developments through the breadth and synergies of a multidisciplinary analysis. It addresses such critical issues as water security, the right to water, international cooperation and dispute resolution, State succession to transboundary watercourse treaties, and facets of international eco

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The law of international watercourses: achievements and challenges; PART I Water as a vital resource for States and individuals; 3. Water security, perceptions and politics: the context for international watercourse negotiations; 4. Water and sanitation are human rights: why does it matter?; 5. Water rights of indigenous peoples and local communities; 6. Do people have rights in boundaries' delimitations?

PART II The promotion of water cooperation through universal, regional and local regimes7. The codification of universal norms: a means to promote cooperation and equity?; 8. A scalable approach towards realizing tangible benefits in transboundary river basins and regions; 9. Regional contributions to international water cooperation: the UNECE contribution; 10. Transboundary water resources and international law: the example of the aquifer management of the Geneva region (Switzerland and France); 11. The Guaraní Aquifer Framework Agreement (2010)

12. The Senegal River legal regime and its contribution to the development of the law of international watercourses in AfricaPART III Water as a shared natural resource; 13. The contribution of procedural rules to the environmental protection of transboundary rivers in light of recent ICJ case law; 14. WTO and trade in natural resources; 15. Virtual water, "land grab" and international law; 16. Competing water use in large-scale commercial farms: Ethiopia; PART IV Prevention and settlement of water-related disputes; 17. Do judicial decisions settle water-related disputes?

18. Mediation of international water disputes - the Indus, the Jordan, and the Nile Basins interventions19. India and Pakistan's truculent cooperation: can it continue?; 20. State succession to water treaties: uncertain streams; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-93893-6

1-78100-509-5

OCLC:

823720335