Year: 2021
Collections: Scientific Publications, Review article
Topics: Water, Water law, Water diplomacy
Authors: Susanne Schmeier
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Source: American Journal of International Law, 115, 173-177
International water law (IWL) principles are often called upon to address disagreements and conflict between riparian states to a shared watercourse, with various parties invoking them to guide states’ behavior towards cooperative solutions that benefit the water resources as well as broader regional cooperation and peace. This essay argues that it is particularly important to acknowledge the role IWL principles play in negotiation processes, that is, in an ex ante and non-judicial function, providing a framework for cooperation and contributing to lawmaking, which makes them important tools of international relations and water diplomacy.
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