Research handbook on freshwater law and international relations. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mara Tignino, Christian Bréthaut, Laura Turley.
• Editors: Tignino, Mara; Bréthaut, Christian; Turley, Laura
• Contents: Introduction: an interdisciplinary inquiry into the relationship between fresh water, the rule of law and international relations / M. Tignino and C. Bréthaut -- Part I The characterization of fresh water in international law -- 1. Fresh water as common heritage and a common concern of mankind / S. Kpenou -- 2. The economic management of water resources: the case of the investor-State disputes in the context of concession contracts / B. Zerhdoud -- 3. The environmental management of water resources: what impact on the characterization of fresh water in international law? / M.M. Mbengue and N. Odili -- 4. Urban water management: from the human right framework to political challenges in Latin America / Emilie Dupuits -- 5. Water in the practice of the United Nations Security Council: trends and new perspectives / M. Tignino -- Part II Sources of international law in the management and protection of fresh water resources -- 6. The customary law of international watercourses / S.C. McCaffrey -- 7. 'Glocal' water management and regional organizations: multi-level law and transjuridicity / A. Correia Lima Macedo Franca -- 8. Diplomacy, responsibility and accountability in transboundary water disputes / A. Tanzi -- 9. Fresh water and energy in international courts and tribunals: hydroelectricity installations on transboundary rivers / D. Azaria -- 10. Settlement of disputes concerning international watercourses / L. Caflisch -- Part III Specific regimes of fresh water resources -- 11. Fresh water resources and climate change / M. Stoffel, Z.W. Kundzewicz and M. Beniston -- 12. The human right to water and sanitation: challenges and opportunities / S.M.A. Salman -- 13. Transboundary aquifers / S. Hawkins and R. Martin-Nagle -- 14. Responsibility and liability in international law for damage to transboundary fresh water resources / O. McIntyre -- Part IV Beyond international law: the interplay between fresh water and social and environmental sciences -- 15. Studying international water conflict / L. Maertens and G. Pflieger -- 16. Benefit sharing in international water law: a multi-disciplinary undertaking / L. Boisson de Chazournes and C. Leb -- 17. An institutionalist perspective on the use of international water law: crafting institutions in a multi-level setting / T. Bolognesi and C. Bréthaut -- 18. The role of hydrogeology in fresh water management / A. Rivera, A. Dumont and A. Aureli -- 19. The role of geography in fresh water management / M. Milano and E. Reynard -- 20. The role of ethics in fresh water management: linking the ethic of conviction and the ethic of responsibility / E. Fiechter-Widemann -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 346.04691; Water -- Law and legislation; Water resources development -- Law and legislation; LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Water -- Law and legislation; Water resources development -- Law and legislation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781785360695; 1785360698
• Related ISBNs: 9781785360640
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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