Introduction to Cooperating Over Shared Freshwater Resources Using International Law

Authors

Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

3-2025

ISBN

978-981-12-9985-8

DOI

10.1142/9789811291364_0001

Abstract

International water law (IWL) comprises the legal regime that governs the relations of nations over their freshwater resources. It provides a framework for the conduct of states in relation to the regulation, allocation, management, and protection of transboundary freshwater bodies, including rivers, lakes, wetlands, and aquifers. It also provides a set of legal tools that nations can utilize when seeking cooperation and addressing disputes over internationally shared freshwater resources (Wouters, 2005). From the substantive norms of equitable and reasonable utilization and of no significant harm to the procedural principles of prior notification and exchange of information, these tools have evolved and been applied in various contexts to address growing water challenges around the world. Among others, these include rising demand, dwindling supplies, inequitable distribution, and environmental changes due to climatic and other phenomena, as well as the need to meet emerging ecological, cultural, and other priorities

First Page

1

Last Page

7

Num Pages

7

Volume Number

1

Series

World Scientific Handbook of Transboundary Water Management

Publisher

World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Editor

Gabriel Eckstein

Series Editor

Shlomi Dinar

Book Title

Cooperating Over Shared Freshwater Resources Using International Law

Recommended Citation

Gabriel Eckstein, Introduction to Cooperating Over Shared Freshwater Resources Using International Law, in 1 Cooperating Over Shared Freshwater Resources Using International Law 1 (Gabriel Eckstein eds., 2025).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/2179