Water Law

Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law series

Edited by Joseph W. Dellapenna, Visiting Professor of Law, Peking University Transnational School of Law, China, Director of the Model Water Code Project of the American Society of Civil Engineers, US and Rapporteur of the Berlin Rules on Water Resources and Joyeeta Gupta, Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam and Professor of Law and Policy in Water Resources and Environment, IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands

埃尔加的这卷百科全书的城市ntal Law provides thorough and detailed coverage of the changing meanings and roles of water law, from the local to the global. It examines the rules of ownership, rights of use, and dispute resolution that address access, allocation, and protection of water resources. Written by leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe, this authoritative volume will be a vital resource for all scholars and students of environmental law.

‘This encyclopedia is a landmark reference work that systematically and comprehensively discusses complex topics in the dynamic field of water law.’
– Germarié Viljoen, South African Law Journal

‘This is a “must have” resource for anyone interested in water law, whether domestic, transnational, or international. Impressive in its scope, this volume covers everything from doctrinal nuance to the broad relationships between water law and global security, human rights, disaster response, and sustainability. The book both challenges and inspires the reader, and offers clear-eyed recommendations to empower water law to play a key role in institutionalizing cooperation and pre-empting conflict among nations of the earth.’
– Christine A. Klein, University of Florida, Levin College of Law, US

‘This book, edited by two well-known experts in the field, is a very welcome addition to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law series. It has lucidly written chapters on the relevant general international law as well as detailed chapters on regional and national water law regimes. It should be in the library of all who follow international water and environmental law.’
– Robbie Sabel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel