Awards
- Winner of Professor Walther Hug Preis 2014
Overview
Climate change, population growth and the increasing demand for water are all capable of leading to disputes over transboundary water systems. Dealing with these challenges will require the enhancing of adaptive capacity, the improving of the quality of water-resources management and a reduction in the risk of conflict between riparian states. Such changes can only be brought about through significant international cooperation. Christina Leb's analysis of the duty to cooperate and the related rights and obligations highlights the interlinkages between this duty and the principles of equitable and reasonable utilisation and the prevention of transboundary harm. In doing so, she considers the law applicable to both international watercourses and transboundary aquifers, and explores the complementarities and interaction between the rules of international water law and the related obligations of climate change and human rights law.
Full Product Details
Author: Christina Leb (Université de Genève)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Volume: 102
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.650kg
ISBN: 9781107035973
ISBN 10: 110703597
Pages: 366
Publication Date: 25 July 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
'Readers will find the final section of Leb's study, addressed to the emerging challenges for transboundary water management, a valuable reflection on the way transboundary water law is increasingly influenced by the evolution of international human rights law and global hydrological threats associated with climate change.' Steve Mumme, The Journal of Water Law 'Readers will find the final section of Leb's study, addressed to the emerging challenges for transboundary water management, a valuable reflection on the way transboundary water law is increasingly influenced by the evolution of international human rights law and global hydrological threats associated with climate change.' Steve Mumme, The Journal of Water Law
'Readers will find the final section of Leb's study, addressed to the emerging challenges for transboundary water management, a valuable reflection on the way transboundary water law is increasingly influenced by the evolution of international human rights law and global hydrological threats associated with climate change.' Steve Mumme, The Journal of Water Law
Author Information
Christina Leb is an associate member of the Platform for International Water Law at the University of Geneva and a consultant for the World Bank focusing on transboundary water resources management and cooperation.
