McCaffrey, Stephen C.

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.

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