The Law of International Watercourses: Non-Navigational Uses

Abstract

I. INTRODUCTION 1. Human Use of Water and the Coming Era of Water Scarcity 2. The Concept of the International Watercourse System II. THEORETICAL BASES OF THE LAW OF INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES 3. Theoretical Bases of International Watercourse Law: Introductory Considerations 4. International Watercourses as Exclusively National Resources: The 'Harmon Doctrine' in United States Practice 5. The Theoretical Basis of International Watercourse Law: An Examination of the Four Principal Theories III. THE MAJOR CASES AND CONTROVERSIES: A SURVEY OF STATE PRACTICE 6. The Major Cases 7. Selected Case Studies IV. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS 8. Introduction: The 1997 United Nations Convention A. SUBSTANTIVE OBLIGATIONS 9. The Obligation to Utilize an International Watercourse in an Equitable and Reasonable Manner 10. The Obligation to Prevent Harm to Other Riparian States 11. The Obligation to Protect International Watercourses and their Ecosystems B. PROCEDURAL OBLIGATIONS 12. Procedural Obligations C. GROUNDWATER 13. The Special Case of Groundwater D. DISPUTE AVOIDANCE AND SETTLEMENT 14. Dispute Avoidance and Settlement: Selected Aspects ANNEXES BIBLIOGRAPHY Index