Preservation of ecosystems of international watercourses and the integration of relevant rules an interpretative mechanism to address the fragmentation of international law by / Lee Jing.

Originally published as author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Dundee, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-424) and index.

Introduction : preserving ecosystems of international watercourses -- The fragmentation of international law and its integration : interpretation and article 31(3)(c) of the 1969 Vienna Convention -- Relevant preservation of ecosystems of international watercourses : an ecosystem approach -- Rules of international law applicable in the relations between the parties : a review of existing interpretation -- Rules of international law applicable in the relations between the parties : an interactional theory of law -- Ramsar convention : rules of international law applicable in the relations between the parties -- Biodiversity convention : rules of international law applicable in the relations between the parties -- Shall take into account, together with the context-systemic integration: an architecture -- Systemic integration : an operationalisation -- Preservation of ecosystems of international watercourses and the integration of relevant rules : reflection and conclusion.