| Cooperation in the Law of Transboundary Water Resources Contributor(s): Leb, Christina (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316500594 ISBN-13: 9781316500590 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Environmental - Law | International |
| Dewey: 341.44 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6" W x 9" (1.08 lbs) 366 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Climate change, population growth and the increasing demand for water are all capable of leading to disputes over transboundary water systems. Dealing with these challenges will require the enhancing of adaptive capacity, the improving of the quality of water-resources management and a reduction in the risk of conflict between riparian states. Such changes can only be brought about through significant international cooperation. Christina Leb's analysis of the duty to cooperate and the related rights and obligations highlights the interlinkages between this duty and the principles of equitable and reasonable utilisation and the prevention of transboundary harm. In doing so, she considers the law applicable to both international watercourses and transboundary aquifers, and explores the complementarities and interaction between the rules of international water law and the related obligations of climate change and human rights law. |
Contributor Bio(s): Leb, Christina: - Christina Leb is an associate member of the Platform for International Water Law at the University of Geneva and a consultant for the World Bank focusing on transboundary water resources management and cooperation. |