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Using International Property Law As A Lever To Evolve Toward Integrative Ocean Governance, Rachael E. Salcido
Using International Property Law As A Lever To Evolve Toward Integrative Ocean Governance, Rachael E. Salcido
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 254 II. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................... 255 A. Brief Primer on Ocean Jurisdiction ...................................................... 256 B. Dispute Resolution and International Governance ............................... 257 C. The Power of Property .......................................................................... 259 D. Ocean Governance Support for an International Property Law Thesis ..................................................................................................... 260 III. STATE OF OCEAN HEALTH ........................................................................... 261 A. Overfishing ............................................................................................ 262 B. Climate Change ..................................................................................... 263 C. Pollution ................................................................................................ 264 1. Traditional Pollution ...................................................................... 264 2. Special Growing Plastic Pollution Problem ................................... 265 D. Industrialization .................................................................................... 265 1. Marine Renewable Energy .............................................................. 266 2. Aquaculture ..................................................................................... 268 3. Offshore Oil and Gas ...................................................................... 268 …
Beyond International Water Law: Successfully Negotiating Mutual Gains Agreements For International Watercourses, Alex Grzybowski, Stephen C. Mccaffrey, Richard K. Paisley
Beyond International Water Law: Successfully Negotiating Mutual Gains Agreements For International Watercourses, Alex Grzybowski, Stephen C. Mccaffrey, Richard K. Paisley
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
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The International Law Commission Adopts Draft Articles On Transboundary Aquifers, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
The International Law Commission Adopts Draft Articles On Transboundary Aquifers, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
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The 1997 U.N. Watercourses Convention: Retrospect And Prospect, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
The 1997 U.N. Watercourses Convention: Retrospect And Prospect, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
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The Shrinking Dead Sea And The Red-Dead Canal: A Sisyphean Tale, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
The Shrinking Dead Sea And The Red-Dead Canal: A Sisyphean Tale, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
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Conclusion: The Rule Of Law Among Countries, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
Conclusion: The Rule Of Law Among Countries, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
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International Water Law For The 21st Century: The Contribution Of The U.N. Convention, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
International Water Law For The 21st Century: The Contribution Of The U.N. Convention, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
In May, 1997, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Law of the Non- Navigational Uses of International Watercourses, a treaty that largely codifies the general principles of international water law. While not entirely free from controversy, the Convention has already been influential and will doubtless continue to be well into the 21st century. This paper provides an overview of the Convention, comments on some of its salient provisions, and considers its future influence.
Water, Water Everywhere, But Too Few Drops To Drink: The Coming Fresh Water Crisis And International Environmental Law, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
Water, Water Everywhere, But Too Few Drops To Drink: The Coming Fresh Water Crisis And International Environmental Law, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
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The Coming Fresh Water Crisis: International Legal And Institutional Responses, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
The Coming Fresh Water Crisis: International Legal And Institutional Responses, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
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The Harmon Doctrine One Hundred Years Later: Buried, Not Praised, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
The Harmon Doctrine One Hundred Years Later: Buried, Not Praised, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
The “Harmon Doctrine” is perhaps the most notorious theory in all of international natural resources law. Based upon an opinion of Attorney General Judson Harmon issued a hundred years ago, the doctrine holds that a country is absolutely sovereign over the portion of an international watercourse within its borders. Thus that country would be free to divert all of the water from an international watercourse, leaving none for downstream states. This article looks closely at the Harmon Doctrine in historical context. An examination of the conduct of the United States during the dispute with Mexico over the Rio Grande that …
The International Law Commission Adopts Draft Articles On International Watercourses, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
The International Law Commission Adopts Draft Articles On International Watercourses, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
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