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020 $a0199565082 (hbk.)
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035 $a(OCoLC)813005097
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050 00 $aK3496$b.B65 2013
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100 1 $aBoisson de Chazournes, Laurence,$eauthor.
245 10 $aFresh water in international law /$cLaurence Boisson de Chazournes.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aOxford, United Kingdom :$bOxford University Press,$c2013.
300 $axvii, 265 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : fresh water and its features -- Regulation of fresh water uses : evolution, scope, and developments -- Economization of the law applicable to fresh water -- Environmentalization of the law applicable to fresh water -- Humanization of the law applicable to fresh water -- Institutionalization trends in fresh water governance -- Dispute settlement and fresh water : trends, means, and practice -- Looking ahead : trends and prospects.
520 $a"This book addresses the diverse ways in which international law governs the uses, management, and protection of fresh water. The international law of fresh water is most comprehensively understood in the light of the different bodies of norms applicable to these varied uses and functions. The regulation of fresh water has primarily developed through the conclusion of treaties concerning international watercourses. Yet a number of other legal regimes also apply to the governance of fresh water. In particular, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of fresh water to environmental protection. The development of international human rights law and international humanitarian law has also proven crucial for ensuring the sound and equitable management of this resource. In addition, the economic uses of fresh water feature prominently in the law applicable to watercourses, while water itself has become an important element of the trade and investment regimes. These bodies of rules and principles not only surface in an array of dispute settlement mechanisms, but also stimulate wider trends of institutionalization. The book investigates the origin and scope of these bodies of norms as they apply to fresh water, and demonstrates how they connect and adapt to one another, forming an integrated body of international principles. This approach is accompanied by a detailed analysis of the practice of states and of international organization, taking into account the activities of the many non-state actors involved in the treatment of fresh water"--Unedited summary from book jacket.
650 0 $aWater rights (International law)
650 0 $aFresh water$xLaw and legislation.
650 0 $aWater resources development$xLaw and legislation.
650 0 $aWater security$xInternational cooperation.
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