Affiliation:
1. Department of Legal Studies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Abstract
Abstract
This article interrogates the misunderstanding about the inability of legal rules to influence relations between states in transboundary river basins. Building on the interactional theory of law, the author formulates three analytical frameworks for understanding the role of legal rules in the processes of cooperation and peaceful settlement of disputes in transboundary river basins. The article ultimately argues that law offers broader utility than previously envisaged to these processes. In conclusion, it teases out five such utilities of legal rules as demonstrated by four case studies in a broader study.
Funder
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
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