Fresh Water and International Economic Law (International Economic Law Series) - Hardcover

Brown Weiss, Edith; Boisson De Chazournes, Laurence; Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Nathalie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199274673 ISBN 13: 9780199274673

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Fresh Water and International Law analyzes the impacts of the international economic and legal framework on domestic fresh water resource management and protection. It discusses the effects water services liberalization have on human rights obligations relating to water supply, and provides an overview of the settlement of water-related disputes. Are governments free to decide whether or not to export water resources? Can foreign investors sue host states for adopting measures to control water pollution? Can international trade rules be used to reduce or eliminate water related subsidies? Do rules on the liberalization of water services affect domestic and international human rights obligations relating to water supply? How do the procedural rights of states, individuals, affected communities and investors affect decisions regarding the right to drinking water, the rights of investors to exploit water resources, and the rights of governments to protect their lakes, rivers and groundwater?

About this title

About the Author:

Edith Brown Weiss is Francis Cabell Brown Professor of International Law at Georgetown University, Washington DC.
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes is Head of the Department of Public International Law and International Organisation in the Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva.
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder is a Managing Attorney at the Geneva Office of the Centre for International Environmental Law.

Review:

...goes beyond more traditional, restricted, understandings of legal aspects related to water. Its conclusions will be a most valid contribution to discussion concerning the development of international economic law. It should unreservedly become an obligatory source of reference for administrators, regulators, practitioners and scholars. * Ana Barreira, Journal of Environmental Law * A superb analysis of water as an issue in international trade. This carefully-edited volume examines a central, yet little studied, emerging topic in international economic law-the law of fresh water trade. Every important facet is given attention by well-researched essays written by a leading or soon to be better-known scholars. No other book even begins to cover this ground. All of the studies are relevant for thinking through the complex implications of World Trade Organization rules for transborder commerce in water. The book gives due attention to the rules for goods, services, and subsidies, and also explores trends in bilateral and regional trade agreements. As controversies about water become more important over the coming years, this volume is sure to remain the essential first reference for regulators and scholars. * Steve Charnovitz, Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0199274673
• ISBN 13: 9780199274673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512