The UN Watercourses Convention in Force Strengthening International Law for Transboundary Water Management

Part 1: Background and Evolution

1. Introduction

Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Flavia Rocha Loures

2. The progressive development of international water law

Stephen C. McCaffrey

3. Possible Reasons Slowing Down the Ratification Process

Flavia Rocha Loures, Joseph W. Dellapenna, Alistair Rieu-Clarke


4. Misconceptions Regarding the UN Watercourse Convention’s Interpretation

Salman MA Salman


5. Why Have States Joined the UN Watercourses Convention?

Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Alexander López


Part 2: Entry into Force and Widespread Endorsement: Potential Effects on International Law and State Practice

6. The Authority and Function of the UN Watercourses Convention

Flavia Rocha Loures, Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Johan Lammers


7. Impacts on the International Architecture for Transboundary Waters

Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Guy Pegram


8. Factors that Could Limit the Effectiveness of the UN Watercourses Convention upon Entry into Force

Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Alexander López


Part 3: The potential role and relevance of the UN Watercourses Convention in specific regions, basins and countries

9. West Africa

Amidou Garane & Teslim Abul-Kareem

10. Southern Africa

Daniel Malzbender & Anton Earle


11. Central America

Alexander López & Ricardo Sancho


12. Nile River Basin

Musa Mohammed Abseno


13. Aral Sea Basin

Dinara Ziganshina


14. Amazon Basin

Joshua Newton


15. Mekong Basin

Bennett Bearden, Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Sokhem Pech


16. Ethiopia

Musa Mohammed Abseno


17. El Salvador

Alexander López & Meg Patterson