The law of international watercourses / Stephen C. McCaffrey

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Human use of fresh water and the coming era of water scarcity -- The concept of the international watercourse system -- Theoretical bases of international watercourse law: introductory considerations -- International watercourses as exclusively national resources: the'Harmon doctrine' in United States practice -- Theoretical bases of international watercourse law: an examination of the four principal theories -- The contribution of the law of navigation -- The major cases -- Selected case studies -- Introduction: the 1997 United Nations Convention -- Equitable and reasonable utilization -- The obligation to prevent harm to other riparian states -- The obligation to protect international watercourses and their ecosystems -- Procedural obligations -- The special case of groundwater -- Dispute avoidance and settlement: selected aspects.