TRANSFORMING POTENTIAL CONFLICT INTO COOPERATION POTENTIAL:THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW

This study discusses the relevance and role of international water law in the promotion of cooperation over shared transboundary watercourses. With its focus on actual case studies and through examination of contemporary state practice and detailed analysis of the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention, this work aims to provide water resource experts from all disciplines with an overview of the rules of international law that govern interstate relations over water.