International Law of Water Resources
Kluwer Law International (Verlag)
978-90-411-1623-9 (ISBN)
Effectively managing increasingly scarce transboundary water resources in many parts of the world may become one of the most critical challenges facing the international community in the 21st century.
Global warming is expected to exacerbate the existing problems of water scarcity in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, and threatens to affect even relatively water-secure regions and countries. Global freshwater resources are shrinking at an increasing pace. Forty percent of the world's population depends on transboundary water resources, a situation that raises serious concerns at the international level.
Unresolved issues of water resource use and allocation may create the potential for serious interstate conflicts and undermine regional stability. It is imperative that existing and potential disputes over access to shared water resources are resolved through peaceful means within the framework of legal principles and norms provided by international law. While not yet in force, the 1997 UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses codifies a number of rules of customary law that apply to international watercourses. However, even in the absence of a universally ratified instrument there is a body of international rules widely acknowledged as an authoritative statement of international law governing international watercourses - the International Law Association (ILA) rules on the law of international water resources.
The present book, which contains the complete collection of the ILA rules on international water resources, together with comments, explanatory notes and other supporting materials, will be of significant academic and practical value to the range of experts working in this field. There is no doubt that legal scholars and researchers will find this book very helpful in discovering the conceptual underpinings and the evolution of international water law. For the practitioners, this collection will serve as a useful reference tool containing a wealth of 'black letter' normative material.
Series Editors' Preface; P. Wouters, S. Vinogradov. Foreword; S. Bogdanovic. List of Acronyms. History and Work of the International Law Association. Part I: Introduction. The International Law Association's Contribution to International Water Resources Law; Ch.B. Bourne. Abstract. I. Introduction. II. The Rivers Committee, 1954-66. III. The Committee on International Water Resources Law, 1966-86. IV. The Committee on International Water Resources (WRC), 1990. V. Conclusion. Addendum. Part II: The Campione Consolidation of the ILA Rules on International Water Resources (1966-1999). The Campione Consolidation of the ILA Rules on International Water Resources (1966-1999). I. General. II. General Principles. III. Pollution. IV. Navigation. V. Timber Floating. VI. Flood Control. VII. Protection of Water Resources and Water Installations in Times of Armed Conflict. VIII. Administration of International Water Resources. IX. Remedies. X. Procedures for the Prevention and Settlement of the Disputes. Annex A: Guidelines for the Establishment of an International Water Resources Administration. Annex B: Model Rules for the Constitution of the Conciliation Commission for the Settlement of a Dispute. A Concordance to the Campione Consolidation of the ILA Rules on International Water Resources (1966-1999). Part III: The Helsinki Rules and Other ILA Rules and Documents on International Water Resources with Commentaries. 1. The Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers (1966). Introduction; C.J. Olmstead. [Statement of Principles Upon Which to Study Further the Development of Rules of International Law with Respect to International Rivers]. [Hamburg Recommendation on Procedure Concerning Non-Navigational Uses]. The Helsinki Rules. 1. General. 2. Equitable Utilization of the Waters of an International Drainage Basin. 3. Pollution. 4. Navigation. 5. Timber Floating. 6. Procedures for the Prevention and Settlement of Disputes. Annex: Model Rules for the Constitution of the Conciliation Commission for the Settlement of a Dispute. 2. Flood Control. 3. Marine Pollution of Continental Origin. 4. Maintenance and Improvement of Naturally Navigable Waterways Separating or Traversing Several States. 5. Protection of Water Resources and Water Installations in Times of Armed Conflict. 6. Administration of International Water Resources. 7. Regulation of the Flow of Water of International Watercourses. 8. Relationship of International Water Resources with other Natural Resources and Environmental Elements. 9. Rules on Water Pollution in an International Drainage Basin. 10. The Law of International Groundwater Resources. 11. Complementary Rules Applicable to International Water Resources. 12. Articles on Private Law Remedies for Transboundary Damage in International Watercourses. 13. Cross-Media Pollution Resulting from the use of the Waters of an International Drainage Basin. 14. Recommendation of the International Law Association on Further Consideration by the General Assembly of the United Nations of the Draft Articles on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses Proposed by the International Law Commission. 15. Adequate Stream Flows the International Law of Minimum Stream Flows. I. Introduction; A. Utton, J. Utton. II. The Minimum Flow Doctrine. III. Customary International Law. IV. Applicability of the Minimum Flow Doctrine. V. Conclusion. Annexes. List of Documents and Rules Concerning the Law of International Water Resources Adopted by the ILA. Water Resources Committee (Members 2000). Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.2001 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | International and National Water Law and Policy Series ; 4 |
| Verlagsort | Zuidpoolsingel |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 837 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-411-1623-0 / 9041116230 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-411-1623-9 / 9789041116239 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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