International Watercourses Law and Its Application in South Asia

Contents: Preface. I. Introduction: 1. Significance of water. 2. Uneven availability and scarcity. 3. Emerging principles. 4. Challenges ahead. 5. Structure of the book. II. Development and Codification of International Watercourses Law: 1. Introduction. 2. Sources of International Watercourses Law. 3. Water disputes. 4. International judicial and arbitral decisions. 5. PCIJ and ICJ decisions. 6. Scholarly contributions. 7. State practices. 8. The impact of water issues on bilateral relations. 9. International law reform efforts. III. Equitable Utilisation: 1. Principles of international water law. 2. The rule of equitable utilisation in IWL. 3. Procedural law. 4. Origin and development of equity. 5. Types of equity. 6. The role of equity in international law. 7. Equity for scarce resource allocation. 8. Equity: an integral aspect of sustainable development. 9. Drainage basins and diversion of waters. 10. The right of a state to utilise water in its own territory. 11. Water as a political weapon. 12. Recent developments on equitable utilisation. 13. The role of joint commissions in IWC. 14. Conclusions. IV. Prospects and Problems of Nepalese Water Resources: 1. Introduction. 2. Potential of Nepalese watercourses. 3. History of water resource development: Indo-Nepal relations. 4. Bilateral relations with India. 5. Impact of bilateral relations in the water resources sector. 6. Negotiations on water resources projects. 7. Associated multi-disciplinary complications. 8. Problems and prospects of Nepalese water resources. 9. Projects of bilateral interest. 10. The Tanakpur controversy. 11. Issues of downstream benefits. 12. Regional co-operation. 13. Problems and prospects of water resources development. 14. Conditions for funding imposed by the world bank and the other donors. 15. Conclusions. V. India\'s River Linking Project: 1. Introduction. 2. Magnitude of the problem. 3. Legal issues involve in the river linking project. 4. Concern of neighbours. 5. Diversions around the globe. 6. Conclusions. VI. Conclusions and Recommendations: 1. Conclusions. 2. Summary of findings. 3. Implications of water scarcity. 4. Changing perspectives. 5. Implications and future research. Appendices. Bibliography.