Transboundary Water Disputes: State Conflict and the Assessment of Their Adjudication

One of the most challenging aspects of climate change has been the increased pressure on water resources limited by droughts and new rain patterns, which has been exacerbated by rapid modernisation.

Due to these realities, disputes across national borders over use and access to water have now become more commonplace.

This study analyses the history and adjudication of transboundary water disputes in five international courts and tribunals, two US Supreme Court cases, and boundary water disputes between the United States and Canada and the United States and Mexico.

Explaining the circumstances and outcomes of these cases, Kornfeld asks how effective the courts and tribunals have been in adjudicating them.