Transboundary water disputes : state conflict and the assessment of their adjudication / Itzchak E. Kornfeld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kornfeld, Itzchak E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Law and legislation.

Water.

Water rights.

Riparian rights.

Water rights (International law).

Rivers--Law and legislation.

Rivers.

Interstate controversies--United States.

Interstate controversies.

United States--Boundaries--Canada.

United States.

Canada--Boundaries--United States.

Canada.

United States--Boundaries--Mexico.

Mexico--Boundaries--United States.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 309 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

One of the most challenging aspects of climate change has been the increased pressure on water resources limited by droughts and new rain patterns, which has been exacerbated by rapid modernization. Due to these realities, disputes across national borders over use and access to water have now become more commonplace. This study analyzes the history and adjudication of transboundary water disputes in five international courts and tribunals, two US Supreme Court cases, and boundary water disputes between the United States and Canada and the United States and Mexico. Explaining the circumstances and outcomes of these cases, Kornfeld asks how effective the courts and tribunals have been in adjudicating them. What kind of remedies have they fashioned and how have they dealt with polycentric and sovereignty issues? This timely work examines the doctrine of equitable allocation of transboundary water resources and how this norm can be incorporated into international law.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Feb 2019).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-316-94696-7

1-316-89077-5

1-316-95319-X