Synopses & Reviews
Why do states often fail to cooperate, using transboundary natural resources inefficiently and unsustainably? Benvenisti examines the contemporary international norms and policy recommendations that could provide incentives for states to cooperate. His approach is multi-disciplinary, proposing transnational institutions for the management of transboundary resources. Although global water policy issues seem set to remain a cause for concern for the foreseeable future, this study provides a new approach to the problem of freshwater, and will interest international environmentalists and lawyers, international relations scholars and practitioners.
Synopsis
Benvenisti considers why states often use transboundary resources inefficiently, looking ahead to potential resolutions.
About the Author
Eyal Benvenisti is Hersch Lauterpacht Professor of International Law and Director of the Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. The need for collective action in the management of transboundary resources; 2. States as collective actors; 3. The transnational conflict paradigm: structural failures and responses; 4. Transnational institutions for transboundary ecosystem management: defining the tasks and the constraints; 5. The structure and procedure of institutions for transboundary ecosystem management; 6. The development of positive international law on transboundary ecosystems: a critical analysis; 7. Efficiency, custom, and the evolution of the law; 8. Conclusion.