International Water Law and the Human Right to Water: The Case of Transboundary Aquifers - Paperback

by Imad Antoine Ibrahim (Author)

This book examines the development of international law applicable to Transboundary Aquifers (TBAs) considering the Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRWS). The purpose is to determine how International Water Law (IWL) and the HRWS can be harmonized in the context of TBAs.

Author Biography

Imad Antoine Ibrahim is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Law and Governance at the Section of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. He is a Senior Research Associate at gLAWcal - Global Law Initiative for Sustainable Development, Essex, United Kingdom, and a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the Center for Innovation in Gas Research and Utilization (CIGRU) and Institute of Water Security and Science (IWSS), West Virginia University, United States. Dr. Ibrahim is an Independent Expert Member of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Drought under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.