The World Bank Policy for Projects on International Waterways: An Historical and Legal Analysis by S. M. A. Salman, 2009, paperback, 288 pages. ISBN 978-0-8213-7953-0

摘要

The book, The World Bank Policy for Projects on International Waterways: An Historical and LegalnAnalysis, written by Dr Salman M. A. Salman, a Lead Counsel at the World Bank1, is a timely publicationnon the historical, legal and policy aspects of the riparian rights of states under World Bank-funded ornsupported projects affecting international waterways. Pitted against World Bank safeguard policies relatingnto international waterways and drawing heavily on the principles of public international law, the booknfocuses on the cooperative management of the aforesaid riparian rights. It should be noted, however, that tona large extent, World Bank safeguard policies on international waterways are reflective of customaryninternational law (Salman, 2009). Closely related to this, Dellapenna observes as follows:nThe past three decades have seen the emergence of a significant body of international environmentalnlaw centering on the concepts of sustainable development, the precautionary principle and integratednmanagement. At the same time, the United Nations undertook to codify the law relating to internationallynshared watercourses through the work of the International Law Commission. The principles in these twonbodies of law, while not directly inconsistent, proceed on different bases towards different ends, creating ansignificant risk of conflict between what ought to be closely related bodies of law. The principles involvednare not directly antithetical, but nothing in the recently approved UN Convention assures that they will benapplied consistently or even similarly. (Dellapenna, 2001: 243)