The issues surrounding water embody some of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The editors of this timely book have brought together the leading authors in the field to explore the key questions involving international law and water governance.
International Law and Freshwater connects recent legal developments through the breadth and synergies of a multidisciplinary analysis. It addresses such critical issues as water security, the right to water, international cooperation and dispute resolution, State succession to transboundary watercourse treaties, and facets of international economic law, including trade in ‘virtual water’ and the impacts of ‘land grabs’.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Boisson de Chazournes, Leb, & Tignino: International Law and Freshwater: The Multiple Challenges
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (Univ. of Geneva - Law), Christina Leb (Univ. of Geneva - Platform for International Water Law), & Mara Tignino (Univ. of Geneva - Platform for International Water Law) have published International Law and Freshwater: The Multiple Challenges (Edward Elgar Publishing 2013). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstact: