Upreti, Trilochan, International Watercourses Law and Its Application ...

Chapter- ThreeEquitable Utilisation3.1 Principles of International Water Law 1033.1.1 Absolute Territorial Sovereignty 1033.1.2 Territorial Integrity 1043.1.3 Prior Appropriation 1063.1.4 Equitable Utilisation 1083.2 The Rule of Equitable Utilisation in IWL 1093.3 Procedural Law 1173.3.1 The Duty to Consult and Negotiate 1183.3.2 Discharge of Duty 1213.4 Origin and Development of Equity 1253.5 Types of Equity 1283.6 The Role of Equity in International Law 1313.6.1 Unjust Enrichment 1343.6.2 Estoppel 1363.6.3 Acquiescence 1383.6.4 Ex Aequo Et Bono 1393.7 Equity for Scarce Resource Allocation 1383.7.1 Corrective Equity in Tradeing Arrangements 1413.7.2 Corrective Equity as Analysed toContinental Shelf Allocation 1433.7.3 Broadly Conceived Equity inContinental Shelf Application 1453.7.4 Broadly Conceived Equity inConventional Arrangements 1493.7.5 Common Heritage Equity 1513.8 Equity: an Integral Aspect of SustainableDevelopment 1543.9 Drainage Basins and Diversion of Waters 1603.10 The Right of a State to Utilise Water in itsown Territory 1633.11 Water as a Political Weapon 1673.12 Recent Developments on Equitable Utilisation 1693.13 The Role of Joint Commissions in IWC 1713.14 Conclusions 175Chapter- FourProspects and Problems ofNepalese Water Resources4.1 Introduction 1804.2 Potential of Nepalese Watercourses 1834.3 History of Water Resource Development:Indo-Nepal Relations 1874.4 Bilateral Relations with India 2004.5 Impact of Bilateral Relations in the WaterResources Sector 2064.6 Negotiations on Water Resources Projects 2084.7 Associated Multi-Disciplinary Complications 2094.8 Problems and Prospects of Nepalese Water Resources 2114.9 Projects of Bilateral Interest 2174.10 The Tanakpur Controversy 2214.11 Issues of Downstream Benefits 2234.12 Regional Co-operation 2354.13 Problems and Prospects of Water ResourcesDevelopment 2404.14 Conditions for Funding Imposed by the WorldBank and the Other Donors 2434.15 Conclusions 252Chapter- FiveIndia's River Linking Project5.1 Introduction 2575.2 Magnitude of the Problem 2585.3 Legal Issues Involve in the River Linking Project 2635.4 Concern of Neighbours 2705.5 Diversions Around the Globe 2745.6 Conclusions 275XVII XVIII