The law of international watercourses / Stephen C. McCaffrey.

Human use of fresh water and the coming era of water scarcity
The concept of the international watercourse system
Theoretical bases of international watercourse law : introductory considerations
International watercourses as exclusively national resources : the "Harmon doctrine" in United States practice
Theoretical bases of international watercourse law : an examination of the four principal theories
The contribution of the law of navigation
The major cases
Selected case studies
Introduction : the 1997 United Nations Convention
Equitable and reasonable utilization
The obligation to prevent harm to other riparian states
The obligation to protect international watercourses and their ecosystems
Procedural obligations
The special case of groundwater
Dispute avoidance and settlement : selected aspects.