The Law of Non-Navigational Use of International Watercourses: Options for Regional Regime-Building in Asia

by Nahid Islam

Overview

This book is about the regime of international watercourses; that is, the principles, norms, rules, and decision-making procedures regarding the access, use, sharing, and management of international watercourses. It focuses primarily on transboundary surface water, keeping in mind the inter-relationship of such water with other components of the hydrological cycle - namely, the watershed, the groundwater, atmospheric water, and the coastal and the marine waters - and the need for an ecosystemic approach in managing such waters to attain sustainable development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789041131966
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer
Publication date:	01/27/2010
Pages:	536
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.30(d)

Table of Contents

Preface. List of Abbreviation. Foreword. Introduction. Part I. The Changing Context of the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Chapter 1. The Historical Context of the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Chapter 2. Asian Community Water Management Practises. Part II. Continuity and Change in the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Chapter 3. The Classical Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Chapter 4. The Impact of the Principles of Sustainable Development on the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Part III. Experiences and Options for Regional Regoime-Building in Asia. Chapter 5. The Case of the Mekong River Basin. Chapter 6. The case of the Ganges River Basin. Conclusion. New Directions in the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Annex I. Convention on the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Annex II. Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin. Annex III. Treaty between the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Government of the Republic of India on Sharing of the Ganga/Ganges Waters of Farakka. Bibliography. Index.