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Author: Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, University of Geneva) ,
Makane Moïse Mbengue (Associate Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Law, University of Geneva) ,
Mara Tignino (Senior Researcher and Coordinator of the Platform for International Water Law, Senior Researcher and Coordinator of the Platform for International Water Law, University of Geneva) ,
Komlan Sangbana (Teaching and Research Assistant, Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Geneva)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 18.00cm
, Height: 3.50cm
, Length: 24.80cm
Weight: 1.084kg
ISBN: 9780198778769
ISBN 10: 0198778767
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 20 December 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
An indispensable work for those working with international water law. * Jus Gentium * The Commentary to the UN Watercourses Convention is without doubt a major achievement. It deals in a competent and scholarly manner with a complex Convention, which is not free from controversies. All chapters are informative and, at the same time, analytical. * Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Modern Law Review *
The Commentary to the UN Watercourses Convention is without doubt a major achievement. It deals in a competent and scholarly manner with a complex Convention, which is not free from controversies. All chapters are informative and, at the same time, analytical. * Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Modern Law Review * An indispensable work for those working with international water law. * Jus Gentium *
The Commentary to the UN Watercourses Convention is without doubt a major achievement. It deals in a competent and scholarly manner with a complex Convention, which is not free from controversies. All chapters are informative and, at the same time, analytical. * Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Modern Law Review *
Author Information
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes is Professor of International Law at the University of Geneva. She is an adviser to various international organizations and governments, and has held international assignments as counsel, expert and arbitrator before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and other judicial fora. Makane Moïse Mbengue is Associate Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva. Mbengue is also an Affiliated Professor at Sciences Po Paris (School of Law), an adviser to several international organizations, and acts as counsel in disputes before international courts and tribunals. Mara Tignino, Reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva. She is the Coordinator of the Platform for International Water Law at the Geneva Water Hub. She obtained a PhD in international law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva) and was a Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University School of Law. She has published widely on issues related to international water law, such as the human right to water, the protection of water resources in times of armed conflict and the settlement of water disputes. She has served as an expert on international water law for various international organisations (UNITAR, the Inter-American Development Bank snd OSCE) and non-governmental organisations (WWF, Green Cross International). She was also a Legal Adviser in the International Court of Justice's case Pulp Mills on the Uruguay River. Komlan Sangbana is a Consultant with the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. He is a member of the Platform for International Water Law. He obtained a PhD in international law from the Faculty of Law of University of Geneva. He was a Visiting Scholar at the Faculty of Law of the University of Edinburg. His research interests include the study of the rights and obligations on non-State actors in freshwater management, the protection of the environment and the functions and mandate of river basin organisations. Jason Rudall is a Researcher at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva and Programme Manager of the LL.M. in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. He also holds a PhD in International Law from the Graduate Institute, Geneva.
