Fresh Water in International Law, 2nd Edition

Author: Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198863427

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780198782759
Published In: April 2021
Format: Paperback , 288 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This book addresses the diverse ways in which international law governs the uses, management, and protection of fresh water. 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. Since the publication of the first edition of this volume in 2013, water has continued to be at the forefront of the international agenda, and the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals constitutes a milestone around which various public and private initiatives have been launched. This book presents and appraises these important developments as part of its comprehensive analysis of the origin and scope of the various areas of international law as they apply to fresh water. It demonstrates how these areas connect and adapt to one another, forming an integrated body of international principles.

1: Introduction: current status and trends
2: Regulation of the uses of fresh waters
3: Economization of the law applicable to fresh waters
4: Environmentalization of the law applicable to fresh waters
5: Humanization of the law applicable to fresh waters
6: Institutionalization and dispute settlement
7: Looking ahead: The future of fresh water regulation

Laurence Boisson de Chazournes is Professor and Director of the Department of Public International Law and International Organization, Faculty of Law, at the University of Geneva. She is also a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies (Geneva, Switzerland), and at the University of Aix-Marseille (France). Her areas of specialization include International Law, Environmental Law and Water Law, International Organizations, International Humanitarian Law, and International Economic Law.