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1 online resource (368 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
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Cambridge studies in international and comparative law.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Table of treaties; Table of cases; Central American Court of Justice; European Court of Human Rights; Human Rights Committee; Inter-American Court of Human Rights; International Arbitration Tribunals; International Court of Justice; Neutral Expert (Indus Waters Treaty 1960); Permanent Court of International Justice; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Acknowledging interdependence; 1 Cooperation between sovereign States; 1.1 The nature of water; 1.1.1 The water cycle; 1.1.2 Human intervention and interdependence. |
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1.1.3 Addressing hydrologic interdependence through cooperation1.2 State motivation for cooperation; 1.2.1 Elements intervening in the choice to cooperate; State concern for security and power; Historical theories and political interest; Benefit optimisation; Hydrologic conditions as a source of aligning and competing interests; 1.2.2 Factors contributing to the use of law in State cooperation; Larger gains through transparency; Reciprocity; 1.3 The nature of cooperation in international law; 1.3.1 Good faith as an essential assumption; 1.3.2 Evolution of cooperative coexistence of States. |
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1.3.3 Changing paradigmsConcepts of sovereignty; The evolving character of sovereignty; 1.4 Conclusion; 2 Development of international water law; 2.1 Sovereignty over shared water resources; 2.1.1 Absolute territorial theories; The theory of absolute territorial sovereignty; The theory of absolute territorial integrity; Mutual exclusiveness of absolute theories; 2.1.2 Limited territorial sovereignty over shared resources; 2.1.3 A community of interest?; 2.2 Expansion of normative reach; 2.2.1 Expansion via navigation; 2.2.2 Continued efforts in multilateral codification. |
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Beginning of 'universalisation' by the League of NationsThe work of the International Law Commission; Interaction between universal instruments and treaties at the regional and basin levels; 2.2.3 Widening thematic scope; 2.3 Conclusion; Part II A general duty to cooperate: What does it mean?; 3 The duty to cooperate and concurrence of principles; 3.1 The general duty to cooperate; 3.1.1 Crystallisation of an autonomous duty; Codification by scientific commissions; Codification by the International Law Commission; The legal nature of the general duty to cooperate. |
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3.1.2 Terms and objectives of the general duty to cooperateBasic principles and elements of cooperation; Objective of the general duty according to codifications of universal rules; 3.2 Considering legitimate interests of others; 3.2.1 The principle of equitable and reasonable utilisation; Multiple factors and subjective objectives; 3.2.2 Implementation of the principle; Equitable participation; 3.2.3 Inter-generational equity; 3.3 Minimising negative impact on others; 3.3.1 Good neighbourliness; Protection of the environment. |
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3.3.2 Implementation of the principle: Obligation not to cause significant harm. |
| Summary |
Analyses the legal challenges facing international cooperation on water management in the twenty-first century. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Water rights (International law)
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Water rights (International law) |
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Water resources development -- Law and legislation.
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Water resources development -- Law and legislation. |
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Watershed management -- Law and legislation.
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Watershed management -- Law and legislation. |
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Riparian rights.
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Riparian rights. |
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Watershed management -- International cooperation.
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Watershed management -- International cooperation. |
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Watershed management. |
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Water resources development -- International cooperation.
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Water resources development -- International cooperation. |
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Water-supply -- Management.
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Water-supply -- Management. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Leb, Christina. Cooperation in the Law of Transboundary Water Resources. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107275379 |
| ISBN |
9781461936701 (electronic book) |
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1461936705 (electronic book) |
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9781107275379 (electronic book) |
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1107275377 (electronic book) |
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9781139565752 (electronic book) |
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1139565753 (electronic book) |
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1107274133 (electronic book) |
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9781107274136 (electronic book) |
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9781107035973 (hardback) |
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110703597X (hardback) |
