ABSTRACT
The Watercourse Convention (1997), as a globally negotiated and adopted instrument, represents near universal principles and rules of international law. 1 The post-1997 period has witnessed many encouraging legal developments, leading to at least three different trends. One is the crystallisation of principles enshrined in the Convention through its recognition in later state practices as well as in judicial proceedings. The second trend is the increasing focus on environmental aspects of the utilisation of transboundary watercourses in contemporary codifications on watercourse law as well as in environmental treaty regimes. 2 And finally, the more recent trend is the growing emphasis on human rights dimensions of the utilisation of transboundary watercourses premised on the interpretation of Article 2(1) of the ICESCR.
