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The law of international watercourses : non-navigational uses

Title
  1. The law of international watercourses : non-navigational uses / Stephen C. McCaffrey.
Published by
  1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Author
  1. McCaffrey, Stephen C.

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Description
  1. xxxii, 514 pages; 24 cm
Series statement
  1. Oxford monographs in international law
Uniform title
  1. Oxford monographs in international law
Subject
  1. International rivers
  2. Water rights (International law)
  3. Transboundary pollution > Law and legislation
  4. Water resources development > International cooperation
  5. Voies d'eau internationales
  6. Droit des eaux
  7. Droit international
  8. Coopération internationale
  9. Internationale Wasserstraße
  10. Völkerrecht
  11. Internationales Recht
  12. Wasserrecht
  13. Waterrecht
  14. Zoet water
  15. Schaarste
  16. Internationale conflicten
  17. Internationale samenwerking
  18. Internationaal recht
Contents
  1. Part I. Introduction. Human use of water and the coming era of water scarcity. The concept of the international watercourse system -- pt. II. Theoretical bases of international watercourse law : introductory considerations. 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 -- pt. III. The major cases and controversies : a survey of stae practice. The major cases. Selected case studies -- pt. IV. Fundamental rights and obligations. Introduction: The 1997 United Nations Convention -- A. Substantive obligations. 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 -- B. Procedural obligations -- C. Groundwater. The special case of groundwater -- D. Dispute avoidance and settlement. Dispute avoidance and settlement : selected aspects -- Annexes: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (1997). Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers (1966). International Law Commission Resolution on Confined Transboundary Groundwater.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [475]-504) and index.