AuthorMcCaffrey, Stephen C
TitleThe law of international watercourses : non-navigational uses / Stephen C. McCaffrey
Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001
Descript xxxii, 514 p. ; 23 cm

CONTENT

Human use of water and the coming era of water scarcity -- The Concept of the international watercourse system -- Theoretical bases of the law of international watercourses -- International watercourses as exclusively national resources: the "harmon doctrine' in United States practice -- The Theoretical bases of international watercourse law: an examination of the four principal theories -- The Major cases and controversies: a survey of state practice: The Major cases -- Selected cases studies -- Fundamental rights and obligations: The 1997 United Nations Convention -- The Obligation to utilize an international watercourse in an equitable and reasonable manner -- The Obligation to prevent harm to other riparian states -- The Obligation to protect international watercourses and their ecosytems -- Procedural obligations The Special case of groundwater -- Dispute avoidance and settlement: selected aspects


SUBJECT

  1. International rivers
  2. Water rights (International law)
  3. Transboundary pollution -- International cooperation
  4. Water resources development -- International cooperation

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Law Library (4th Floor)JX4150 M38l 2001 CHECK SHELVES