Cooperation in the Law of Transboundary Water Resources
Cooperation in the Law of Transboundary Water Resources
Christina Leb (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).
Water experts identify cooperation as the key to solving the challenges of climate change, population growth and growing water demand in the context of transboundary freshwater systems. This examination of the legal aspects of cooperation is intended for international lawyers, water practitioners, students and anyone interested in international water management. In this book, the author challenges the traditional conceptualisation of 'transboundary water resources' in international water law and extends the legal analysis to global hydrologic interdependence. This books also aims to analyse the existence of international cooperation obligations in human rights law, as well as the interactions between this area of law and international water law. Finally, it analyzes complementarities and interactions between different areas of international law, thereby illustrating the interconnectedness of the different areas and underlining the importance of systemic analysis.
To order a copy of the book: http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/environmental-law/cooperation-law-transboundary-water-resources
7 août 2013
