Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:30 am
-
11:30 am
EST (GMT -05:00)
International Water Law with Michael Azulay
February 28, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. in J.R. Coutts Engineering Lecture Hall (RCH), Room 211
The
management
and
use
of
water
resources
within
a
province
and
country
is usually
regulated
by
water
laws
set
by
that
province
and
country.
However, what
happens
when
the
water
resource
is
international
in
nature
and
therefore governed
by
international
water
law?
This
raises
a
number
of
questions:
- How is a river or aquifer that crosses or spans two or more countries managed and utilized?
- How much water is each country allowed to utilize?
- What happens if one country pollutes an international water resource?
To
begin
answering
these
questions,
an
understanding
of
the
key
principles
of international
water
law
is
required.
At
this
seminar,
these
principles
will
be
introduced and
explored
through
a
variety
of
fascinating
case
studies
from around
the
world.
Michael
Azulay
is
a
Senior
Policy
Advisor
with
the
Ontario
Ministry
of
Infrastructure
and has
a
Master’s
of
Law
in
International
Water
Law
and
Policy
and
an
MBA
in
Water
Management
from
the
UNESCO
Centre
for
Water
Law,
Policy,
and
Science,
University
of
Dundee,
Scotland.