Grasp on Water: A Natural Resource That Eludes NAFTA's Notion of Investment

In formulating this Article's title, the concept of grasping seemed particularly on point for several reasons. First, many international trade lawyers have conceptual difficulty grasping the nature and scope of private legal interests in the use of water. Second, many water lawyers have concept...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Ecology law quarterly 2007-01, Vol.34 (2), p.655-672
Main Author: Kibel, Paul Stanton
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Groundwater
International law
Irrigation water
River water
Surface water
Treaties
Water allocation
Water policy
Water resources
Water treatment
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by
cites
container_end_page 672
container_issue 2
container_start_page 655
container_title Ecology law quarterly
container_volume 34
creator Kibel, Paul Stanton
description In formulating this Article's title, the concept of grasping seemed particularly on point for several reasons. First, many international trade lawyers have conceptual difficulty grasping the nature and scope of private legal interests in the use of water. Second, many water lawyers have conceptual difficulty grasping the nature and scope of investor protections under international trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Then there are recent efforts of private water users to secure recognition of entitlements to water under international trade agreements. These efforts represent a type of grasping as well.
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>jstor_proqu</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19467613</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>24114637</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>24114637</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-j239t-6d82469396ba0bd4f4ac8d68cce0a421d007d992c9261fa14015cc0836658f7e3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqFjk1LwzAch3NQcFY_gpCTngr_vCxNvJWxzeGYIBWPJUtSbGmbmaSC397CvO_0XJ7fyxVaAHCRE0LJDbqNsQMACrxYoNdt0PGE_Yg_dXLhGZf4oNMUdI_fXfRTMA5XXzrhdT9ZF_Gh3FTl00yf2jnkG7wbf1xMgxvTHbpudB_d_T8z9LFZV6uXfP-23a3Kfd5RplIurKRcKKbEUcPR8oZrI62QxjjQnBILUFilqFFUkEYTDmRpDEgmxFI2hWMZejz3noL_nubxemijcX2vR-enWBPFRSEIuyxySQSbr2To4Sx2MflQn0I76PBbU04IF6xgfwvHXqw</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>14816369</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Grasp on Water: A Natural Resource That Eludes NAFTA's Notion of Investment</title><source>EBSCOhost Business Source Ultimate</source><source>Nexis UK</source><source>JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection</source><creator>Kibel, Paul Stanton</creator><creatorcontrib>Kibel, Paul Stanton</creatorcontrib><description>In formulating this Article's title, the concept of grasping seemed particularly on point for several reasons. First, many international trade lawyers have conceptual difficulty grasping the nature and scope of private legal interests in the use of water. Second, many water lawyers have conceptual difficulty grasping the nature and scope of investor protections under international trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Then there are recent efforts of private water users to secure recognition of entitlements to water under international trade agreements. These efforts represent a type of grasping as well.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0046-1121</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>University of California</publisher><subject>Groundwater ; International law ; Irrigation water ; River water ; Surface water ; Treaties ; Water allocation ; Water policy ; Water resources ; Water treatment</subject><ispartof>Ecology law quarterly, 2007-01, Vol.34 (2), p.655-672</ispartof><rights>Copyright © 2007 The Regents of the University of California</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/24114637$$EPDF$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/24114637$$EHTML$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,58238,58471</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Kibel, Paul Stanton</creatorcontrib><title>Grasp on Water: A Natural Resource That Eludes NAFTA's Notion of Investment</title><title>Ecology law quarterly</title><description>In formulating this Article's title, the concept of grasping seemed particularly on point for several reasons. First, many international trade lawyers have conceptual difficulty grasping the nature and scope of private legal interests in the use of water. Second, many water lawyers have conceptual difficulty grasping the nature and scope of investor protections under international trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Then there are recent efforts of private water users to secure recognition of entitlements to water under international trade agreements. These efforts represent a type of grasping as well.</description><subject>Groundwater</subject><subject>International law</subject><subject>Irrigation water</subject><subject>River water</subject><subject>Surface water</subject><subject>Treaties</subject><subject>Water allocation</subject><subject>Water policy</subject><subject>Water resources</subject><subject>Water treatment</subject><issn>0046-1121</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2007</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNqFjk1LwzAch3NQcFY_gpCTngr_vCxNvJWxzeGYIBWPJUtSbGmbmaSC397CvO_0XJ7fyxVaAHCRE0LJDbqNsQMACrxYoNdt0PGE_Yg_dXLhGZf4oNMUdI_fXfRTMA5XXzrhdT9ZF_Gh3FTl00yf2jnkG7wbf1xMgxvTHbpudB_d_T8z9LFZV6uXfP-23a3Kfd5RplIurKRcKKbEUcPR8oZrI62QxjjQnBILUFilqFFUkEYTDmRpDEgmxFI2hWMZejz3noL_nubxemijcX2vR-enWBPFRSEIuyxySQSbr2To4Sx2MflQn0I76PBbU04IF6xgfwvHXqw</recordid><startdate>20070101</startdate><enddate>20070101</enddate><creator>Kibel, Paul Stanton</creator><general>University of California</general><scope>7ST</scope><scope>C1K</scope><scope>SOI</scope><scope>7UA</scope><scope>F1W</scope><scope>H96</scope><scope>L.G</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20070101</creationdate><title>Grasp on Water: A Natural Resource That Eludes NAFTA's Notion of Investment</title><author>Kibel, Paul Stanton</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-j239t-6d82469396ba0bd4f4ac8d68cce0a421d007d992c9261fa14015cc0836658f7e3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2007</creationdate><topic>Groundwater</topic><topic>International law</topic><topic>Irrigation water</topic><topic>River water</topic><topic>Surface water</topic><topic>Treaties</topic><topic>Water allocation</topic><topic>Water policy</topic><topic>Water resources</topic><topic>Water treatment</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Kibel, Paul Stanton</creatorcontrib><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><collection>Water Resources Abstracts</collection><collection>ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts</collection><collection>Aquatic Science &amp; Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 2: Ocean Technology, Policy &amp; Non-Living Resources</collection><collection>Aquatic Science &amp; Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Professional</collection><jtitle>Ecology law quarterly</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Kibel, Paul Stanton</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Grasp on Water: A Natural Resource That Eludes NAFTA's Notion of Investment</atitle><jtitle>Ecology law quarterly</jtitle><date>2007-01-01</date><risdate>2007</risdate><volume>34</volume><issue>2</issue><spage>655</spage><epage>672</epage><pages>655-672</pages><issn>0046-1121</issn><abstract>In formulating this Article's title, the concept of grasping seemed particularly on point for several reasons. First, many international trade lawyers have conceptual difficulty grasping the nature and scope of private legal interests in the use of water. Second, many water lawyers have conceptual difficulty grasping the nature and scope of investor protections under international trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Then there are recent efforts of private water users to secure recognition of entitlements to water under international trade agreements. These efforts represent a type of grasping as well.</abstract><pub>University of California</pub><tpages>18</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0046-1121
ispartof Ecology law quarterly, 2007-01, Vol.34 (2), p.655-672
issn 0046-1121
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19467613
source EBSCOhost Business Source Ultimate; Nexis UK; JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection
subjects Groundwater
International law
Irrigation water
River water
Surface water
Treaties
Water allocation
Water policy
Water resources
Water treatment
title Grasp on Water: A Natural Resource That Eludes NAFTA's Notion of Investment
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2024-12-28T04%3A26%3A42IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor_proqu&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Grasp%20on%20Water:%20A%20Natural%20Resource%20That%20Eludes%20NAFTA's%20Notion%20of%20Investment&rft.jtitle=Ecology%20law%20quarterly&rft.au=Kibel,%20Paul%20Stanton&rft.date=2007-01-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=655&rft.epage=672&rft.pages=655-672&rft.issn=0046-1121&rft_id=info:doi/&rft_dat=%3Cjstor_proqu%3E24114637%3C/jstor_proqu%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-j239t-6d82469396ba0bd4f4ac8d68cce0a421d007d992c9261fa14015cc0836658f7e3%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=14816369&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_jstor_id=24114637&rfr_iscdi=true