International Watercourses Law and Its Application in South Asia
Author: Dr. Trilochan Upreti
Category: Nepal   
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The Book

Dr. Trilochan Upreti has been associated with His majesty’s Government of Nepal as a Joint Secretary. At the Moment, he has been taking the charge of Human Rights Division of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of ministers. He has worked 23 years in different offices in different capacities. He has also taken part as a member of Nepalese delegation in negotiation with India concerning the water resources development in South Asia.

He has concluded his Ph.D. from the University of Reading, UK in 2004. His thesis was related with the development and codification of international watercourses law and it’s application in south Asia. However, he has rewritten the transformed it into the shape of this book. He has written and published dozens of articles in several daily newspapers and journals reading various aspects of water resources development and has analyzed the role of international watercourses law. Particularly, his contributions on the application of the principle of equitable utilization has been highly appreciated.

He has also written a travelogue, a recollection of his days in United Kingdom. Besides, he has contributed one article “Equitable Utilization of Nepalese Water Resources: Bilateral ad Regional Perspectives” in International Watercourses Law for the 21st Century, which is recently published by ASGATE Publisher in the United Kingdom and the United Financial Institutions in Funding Water Resources Projects” has been expected to publish in Indian Year Book of International Law, 2005.

Dr. Upreti has profound interest in legal aspects of water resources utilization between riparian countries and deeply involved in several research projects. He has been teaching Public International Law and Business Law in two colleges.