Beyond International Water Law: Successfully Negotiating Mutual Gains Agreements for International Watercourses
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Water, energy, and agricultural issues are often found inextricably linked in the more than 260 international watercourses in the world.International water law provides an important foundation from which agreements regarding the conservation and management of international watercourses can be successfully negotiated.A mutual gains approach towards successfully negotiating agreements for international watercourses is presented and illustrated by various examples.The approach is a process model, based on experimental findings and hundreds of real-world cases, that facilitates negotiating better outcomes while protecting relationships and reputation.A central tenet of the approach, and the robust theory that underlies it, is that a vast majority of negotiations in the real world involve parties who have more than one goal or concern in mind and more than one issue that can be addressed in the agreement they reach.The approach allows parties to improve their chances of creating an agreement superior to existing alternatives.Application of the approach in an international watercourse context moves beyond merely meeting international legal rights and obligations.
Institution: University of the Pacific
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2205473945