LAW OF INTL WATERCOURSES REV/E

PART I. INTRODUCTION ; 1. Human Use of Fresh Water and the Coming Era of Water Scarcity ; 2. The Concept of the International Watercourse System ; PART 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. Theoretical Bases of International Watercourse Law: An Examination of the Four Principal Theories ; 6. The Contribution of the Law of Navigation ; PART III. THE MAJOR CASES AND CONTROVERSIES ; 7. The Major Cases ; 8. Selected Case Studies ; PART IV. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ; 9. Introduction: The 1997 United Nations Convention ; A. SUBSTANTIVE OBLIGATIONS ; 10. The Obligation to Utilize An International Watercourse in an Equitable and Reasonable Manner ; 11. The Obligation to Prevent Harm to Other Riparian States ; 12. The Obligation to Protect International Watercourses and Their Ecosystems ; B. PROCEDURAL OBLIGATIONS ; 13. Procedural Obligations ; C. GROUNDWATER ; 14. The Special Case of Groundwater ; D. DISPUTE AVOIDANCE AND SETTLEMENT ; 15. Dispute Avoidance and Settlement: Selected Aspects ; ANNEXES ; I. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (1997) with Statements of Understanding regarding certain provisions of the UN Convention ; II. Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers (1966) ; III. International Law Commission, Resolution on Confined Transboundary Groundwater

Stephen McCaffrey is Distinguished Professor and Scholar at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California, USA. He was the Special Rapporteur for the work of the UN International Law Commission on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses

Reviews from previous edition: "McCaffrey's book is comprehensive, scholarly and readable. I recommend it not only to scholars but also to practitioners in national water authorities and agencies, and in international consultancies, water companies, and law firms, who will find it an authoritative guide when putting theory into practice." - The Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, Vol. 16, No. 3, August 2002

"A very valuable source of knowledge relating to the contemporary law of international watercourses. It is very sound from the scholarly point of view, but at the same time, the author exhibits a realistic approach to the difficult problem of the management of shared freshwater sources. Well structured and very accessible in [its] presentation of issues." - International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 51, Part 1, January 2002

"Every international lawyer should have at least a passing familiarity with the subject. There is perhaps no better place to begin than with The Law of International Watercourses...[an] impressive study...thorough and comprehensive" - Joseph W. Dellapenna, The American Journal of International Law