TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gwynn,Maria A.
TI  - Adapting watercourse agreements to developments in international law: the case of the Itaipu Treaty 
T2  - Brill Research Perspectives
SN  - 9789004402096
AV  - KZ3700 .G89 2019
U1  - 341 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Leiden Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Water rights (International law)
KW  - International rivers
KW  - Brazil
KW  - Paraguay
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Adapting Watercourse Agreements to Developments in International Law
N2  - In Adapting Watercourse Agreements to Developments in International Law: The Case of the Itaipu Treaty Maria A. Gwynn offers an account of the need to align watercourses agreements to the current standards and principles of international law, thereby increasing prospects for achieving sustainable development. As a case study, the author focuses on the most important hydroelectrical energy treaty in the South American region and astutely explores its implementation together with states’ practices regarding the non-navigational uses of watercourses and their commitments to environmental protection. The analysis offers a unique opportunity to assess the value of the UN Watercourses Convention in recommending states adapt their agreements to the provisions of the convention promoting equitable and reasonable uses of watercourses; an interest not only for the treaty partners but also for river basin states and the international community as a whole
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004402096
ER  -