International Law and Freshwater

The Multiple Challenges

AvLaurence Boisson de Chazournes,Christina Leb

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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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 economic law, including trade in 'virtual water' and the impacts of 'land grabs'.Containing detailed analysis and thought-provoking solutions, this book will appeal to researchers and academics working in the legal field, as well as international relations and natural sciences. Water practitioners, public officials, diplomats and students will also find much to interest them in this insightful study.Contributors: A.S. Al-Khasawneh, U. Alam, L. Boisson de Chazournes, L. Caflisch, M. Claassen, C. de Albuquerque, G. de los Cobos, L. del Castillo-Laborde, D. Garrick, J. Granit, D. Grey, E. Hey, V. Hughes, M. Kohen, C. Leb, G. Marceau, M.M. Mbengue, S.C. McCaffrey, O. McIntyre, S.M.A. Salman, D. Shelton, A. Tanzi, M. Tignino, B.A. Yimer

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-31
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781781005088

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Edited by Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Professor of International Law, University of Geneva, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino, Platform for International Water Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland

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’Freshwater is an essential resource. This book offers a comprehensive international look at diverse issues arising from water use for human consumption, agriculture, energy, industry, waste disposal and ecosystem conservation. The contributions, written primarily but not exclusively by legal experts, are highly informed and insightful. In addition to more traditional topics, they address the WTO and natural resources, Ethiopia's large-scale commercial farms, and aquifer management in the Geneva region and Latin America. An important read for scholars, policy-makers, and concerned citizens.

Innehållsförteckning

Contents:Foreword1. IntroductionLaurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino 2. The Law of International Watercourses: Achievements and ChallengesLucius CaflischPART I: WATER AS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR STATES AND INDIVIDUALS3. Water Security, Perceptions and Politics: The Context for International Watercourse NegotiationsDavid Grey and Dustin Garrick4. Water and Sanitation are Human Rights: Why Does it Matter? Catarina de Albuquerque5. Water Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local CommunitiesDinah Shelton6. Do People Have Rights in Boundaries’ Delimitations?Marcelo Kohen and Mara TigninoPART II: THE PROMOTION OF WATER COOPERATION THROUGH UNIVERSAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL REGIMES7. The Codification of Universal Norms: A Means to Promote Cooperation and Equity?Stephen C. McCaffrey8. A Scalable Approach Towards Realizing Tangible Benefits in Transboundary River Basins and RegionsJakob Granit and Marius Claassen9. Regional Contributions to International Water Cooperation: The UNECE ContributionAttila Tanzi10. Transboundary Water Resources and International Law: The Example of the Aquifer Management of the Geneva Region (Switzerland and France)Gabriel de los Cobos11. The Guaraní Aquifer Framework Agreement (2010)Lilian del Castillo-Laborde12. The Senegal River Legal Regime and its Contribution to the Development of the Law of International Watercourses in AfricaMakane Moïse MbenguePART III: WATER AS A SHARED NATURAL RESOURCE13. The Contribution of Procedural Rules to the Environmental Protection of Transboundary Rivers in Light of Recent ICJ Case LawOwen McIntyre14. WTO and Trade in Natural ResourcesValerie Hughes and Gabrielle Marceau15. Virtual Water, ‘Land Grab’ and International LawEllen Hey16. Competing Water Use in Large-scale Commercial Farms: EthiopiaBahakal Abate YimerPART IV: PREVENTION AND SETTLEMENT OF WATER-RELATED DISPUTES17. Do Judicial Decisions Settle Water-related Disputes?Awn S. Al-Khasawneh18. Mediation of International Water Disputes – The Indus, the Jordan, and the Nile Basins InterventionsSalman M.A. Salman19. India and Pakistan’s Truculent Cooperation: Can it Continue? Undala Alam20. State Succession to Water Treaties: Uncertain StreamsChristina Leb and Mara TigninoIndex