Inter-State and International Water Disputes

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Description
"A river is more than an amenity.... It is a treasure. It
offers a necessity of life that must be rationed among
those who have power over it."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935),
US Supreme Court Justice, New Jersey v. New York, 4 May 1931
Inter-state and international water disputes frequently occur, recur and continue, generating problems with diverse economic, social and political implications in addition to the legal contestations and tensions. The present book is a collection of scholarly papers on the subject, comprehensively addressed in light of the Indian and international experiences in managing water disputes.
The book "Inter-State and International Water Disputes, Emerging Laws and Policies" has four parts that deal with:  constitutional  perspectives; international water dispute law; environmental issues; and the basin-specific   experiences   and   methodological   refinements.   The Appendices of the book contain Acts, policies, conventions and treaties that would prove to be useful for the readers. The book discusses Water Law that has developed over the years and principles universally accepted in managing it for maximum benefit for all concerned. It helps not only in broadening our awareness of specific international water law issues and how this can be resolved but also in reminding us that co-operative solutions  to  pressing   problems  between   countries  can actually   be   found.   The   work will  make substantive contribution  on  the  increasingly  important and  complex subject,   and   provide some useful insights, objective estimations, and clarifications.
The articles by experts assembled in this book contain a wealth of information on the subject, which should guide water governance in future. Students as well as practitioners of law, politics, and governance will find in it a good reference volume. Policy planners and water administrators will find it a useful guide in addressing issues on  water disputes and water management.
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Contents
Table of Cases
Part I : CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES
1.    Perspectives in Sharing Inter-State and International Water
       Ramaswamy R. lyer
2.    Inter-State Rivers and the Constitution: Issues and Solutions  
       Prof. M.P. Singh
3.    Constitutionalism's Challenges and Responses in the Domain of Inter-State
       Water Dispute Law: An Analysis Towards Enhancement of Social Acceptability
       Prof. P. Ishwara Bhdt
4.    Effective Resolution of Inter-State Water Disputes in India: Lessons to be
        Learnt and Unlearnt  
        Dr G.B. Reddy
Part II : INTERNATIONAL WATER DISPUTE LAW
5.    If Climate Change is a Possibility, Will There be a
       Reallocation of International Waters?  
       Mohan V. Katarki
6.    International Law on River Water Sharing and India
        Dr V.G. Hegde
7.    Five Pillars of International River Water Sharing:  An Analysis from
       the Practical Perspective 
       Dr B. Sandeep Bhat and D. Shyamala
8.    Indus Waters Treaty: A Critical Appraisal
       Aisha Ahmed Sharfi
9.    Dividing Shared Waters: Exploring the Legal Dimensions of the India-
       Bangladesh Water Conflict 
       Pritika Rat Advani
Part III : ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE
10.  The Mullaperiyar Inter-basin Water Transfer, Water Conflicts and Dam Safety  
        Tony George Puthucherril
11.   Inter-linking Dam Safety Within Inter-State Water Dispute  
        Dr Sairam Bhat
Part IV : BASIN-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES AND METHODOLOGICAL REFINEMENTS
12.   Vamsadhara River Dispute: "Odisha v. The State of Andhra Pradesh"
        Prof. Bhavani Prasad Panda
13.   The Colonial Government's Role in Water Management: A Brief Historical
        Background to the Cauvery Water Dispute  
        Dr Bikramjit De
14.   Towards a More Efficacious and Sustainable Water Sharing Dispute Resolution
         Framework: A Comparative Analysis of the Indian and American Systems of
         Law and Practice  Sbameek Sen and Tilottama Raychaudhuri
Part V
APPENDICES
I.     Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 
II.    National Water Policy, 2,012.  
III.   Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational
       Uses of International Watercourses, 1997  
IV.   Treaty Between His Majesty's Government of Nepal and the
       Government of India Concerning the Integrated Development
       of the Mahakali Barrage Including Sarada Barrage, Tanakpur
       Barrage and Pancheshwar Project, 1996  
V.    Treaty Between the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
       and the Government of the Republic of India on Sharing of the Ganga/
       Ganges Waters at Farakka   
VI.  The Indus Waters Treaty, 1960 Between the Government of India,
      the Government of Pakistan and the International Bank for
      Reconstruction and Development
Subject Index
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