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Providing an overview of the various legal responses to conflicts involving the use of water resources, this text analyzes the continuous development of water law in the face of new threats of water shortages.
List of contents
Part 1 State of the problem: The global water crisis - the major issue of the 21st century. A growing and explosive problem, H.L.F. Saeijs, M.J. van Berkel; Water scarcity - challenges for the future, M. Falkenmark. Part 2 International Water Law: Water scarcity - institutional and legal responses, S.C.McCaffrey; Interstate conflicts on water scarcity , A. Kiss; The protection of international watercourses as sources of fresh water in the interest of future generations, M.O. Kroes; Securing access to safe drinking water through trade and international migration, P.J.I.M. de Waart. Part 3 Water scarcity in selected river basins: Water scarcity and the Nile basin, J.W. Dellapenna; Water as a source of international conflicts in the Middle East, H. Donkers; Middle East water problems - the Jordan River, S.C. McCaffrey; Water scarcity and water managements in Africa, C.O. Okidi. Part 4 Water scarcity in selected regions:Allocation of water rights in the United States, D. Tarlock; Liability in Tort for the detrimental use of fresh water resources under Dutch law, in domestic and international cases, J.M. van Dunne; Liability for damage to river beds in the Netherlands, G. Betlem; Disputing water rights - scarcity of water in Nepal hill irrigation, F. von Benda-Beckmann et al. Part 5 Water scarcity and Economic Law: Balancing between free trade in water and the protection of water resources in GATT, E.J. de Haan; Water conflicts between NAFTA countries - Mexico and the United States, R. Sanchez; Privatization of drinking water supply in Europe, L. Hancher.
