Utilization of shared international freshwater resources - the meaning and role of "equity" in international water law

Water International

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 112-129

  McIntyre, Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

equitable; equity; proportionality; reasonable; utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876089289     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2013.779199     Document Type: Article

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