The Community of Interest Approach in International Water Law : A Legal Framework for the Common Management of International Watercourses.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Treaties -- Case Law -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1 Water as a Common Good -- 2 The Complexity of Managing International Watercourses -- 3 International Law in the Face of Watercourse Complexities -- Chapter 2 Where to Find the COIA in International Water Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Theories of International Water Law -- 3 Main Principles of International Water Law -- 4 The Two Global Water Conventions -- 5 Grasping the Outlines of the COIA -- 6 Lessons from Common Management Regimes -- Chapter 3 A Management Approach Based on Interests -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Interests vs. Rights -- 3 Community Interests and Rights and Obligations erga omnes -- 4 Typology of Interests in the COIA -- 5 Does the Watercourse Have Interests? -- 6 Hydrosolidarity -- 7 Solidarity as a Driving Force in the COIA -- Chapter 4 The Scope of the COIA -- 1 Introduction -- 2 'Drainage Basin' and Related Terms -- 3 'River System' -- 4 'Watercourse' -- 5 The Object to Be Managed in the COIA -- Chapter 5 Sovereignty as a Responsibility to Cooperate -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Does the COIA Imply 'Joint Ownership' of the Watercourse? -- 3 Approaches to State Sovereignty -- 4 Sovereignty and Cooperation -- 5 Functional Sovereignty through Collective Action -- Chapter 6 The Composition of the COI -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Community -- 3 Participants in the COI -- 4 Participation in Water Management Regimes -- Chapter 7 Procedural Rules and the Creation of a COI Institution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Procedural Obligations under International Water Law and Their Relevance for the COIA -- 3 The RBO in International Water Law -- 4 The Anatomy of the COI Institution -- Chapter 8 The COI Institution's Key Functions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Monitoring and Information Exchange -- 3 Prior Notification and EIA -- 4 Decision-making -- 5 Dispute Settlement.

Chapter 9 Concluding Summary -- 1 What Is the COIA? -- 2 What Are the COIA's Normative Elements? -- 3 What Is the COIA's Contribution to International Water Law? -- Bibliography -- Index.

In The Community of Interest Approach in International Water Law, Julie Gjørtz Howden identifies the normative elements of the community of interest approach, and how the approach provides a legal framework for common management of international watercourses.

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