Full Description
The fresh water crisis is the new environmental crisis of the 21st century. By 2050, 993 million people are projected to live in cities with perennial water shortages; 3.1 billion will confront seasonal water shortages within their urban areas. The traditional legal principles upon which existing water management is based are likely to be insufficient to deal with the water problems that loom from projected climate change, population growth, food production, increased industrialization, and ecosystem needs.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Fresh Water Crisis:
I. The Problem of Fresh Water Availability; II. The Problem of Water Quality; III. Implications for Water Law
Chapter I Principles of International Water Law
I. International Water Law Principles; II. Obligations in International Water Law; III. The Treatment of Ground Water; IV. Concluding Comments
Chapter II Challenges For International Water Law
I. Critique of Existing Water Law; II. Fresh Water as a Global Resource; III. Concluding Comments
Chapter III International Water Agreements
I. The History of International Water Agreements; II. The Overarching Agreements; III. Concluding Comments;
Chapter IV Settlement of International Water Disputes
I. Trends in the Characteristics of International Water Disputes; II. Dispute Settlement Procedures; III. Provisions for Dispute Settlement in International Water Agreements; IV. Concluding Comments
Chapter V Fresh Water Institutions
I. History and evolution; II. Scope and coverage; III. Structure and function; IV. Effectiveness; V. Concluding Observations
Chapter VI Right to Water
I. The Intragenerational Right to Water; II. The Intergenerational Aspects of the Right to Water; III. Legal Bases for A Right to Water; IV. Implementing a Right to Water; V. The Right to Water in National Constitutions and Local Instruments; VI. Indigenous Peoples' Right to Water; VII. The Accompanying Right to Sanitation; VIII. Concluding Comments
Chapter VII Water Markets and International Trade Law
I. Transboundary Water Movements; II. The Relevance of WTO GATT 1994 to Water Markets; III. Should WTO GATT 1994 Apply to Bulk Water Transfers?; IV. Options for Clarifying Whether WTO GATT 1994 Applies; V. Water subsidies and water-related domestic support; VI. Virtual Water Transfers; VII. Concluding Comments
List of Cases and Arbitrations; Bibliography; Index.
