Conflict and Cooperation on South Asia's International Rivers : A Legal Perspective

Salman, Salman M.A. ; Uprety, Kishor

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: INTERNATIONAL RIVERS;    LEGAL ANALYSIS;    BILATERAL TREATIES;    LEGAL RIGHTS;    RIPARIAN RIGHTS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-0-8213-5352-3
RP-ID  :  25580

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The book analyzes five major bilateraltreaty regimes on the South Asian subcontinent: betweenIndia and Bangladesh for the Ganges River; between India andNepal for the Kosi, Gandaki, and Mahakali rivers; and,between India and Pakistan for the Indus River. It explainsthe background, and legal regimes of these internationalrivers in the context of the serious challenges to the waterresources of the subcontinent, posed by significantpopulation increases, urbanization, industrialization, andenvironmental degradation. International lawyers, andnatural resource specialists will find this book to beuseful and informative.