The law of international watercourses : non-navigational uses. /
Stephen C. McCaffrey.
- Oxford New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- xxxii, 514 p. ; 24 cm.
- Oxford monographs in international law .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [475]-504) and index.
Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Human use of water and the coming era of water scarcity -- The Concept of the international watercourse system -- Part II: Theoretical bases of the law of international watercourses -- The Theoretical bases of international watercourse law: Introductory considerations -- International water courses as exclusively national resources: The 'harman doctrine' in united state practice -- The Theoretical bases of international watercourse law: An examination of the four principal theories -- The Major Cases -- Selected case studies -- Introduction: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 ecosystems -- Procedural obligation -- The Special case of groundwater -- Dispute avoidance and settlement:selected aspects.
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International rivers. Water rights (International law) Transboundary pollution--Law and legislation. Water resources development--International cooperation.