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Professor

Positions:

Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Division of Research
Professor, School of Law, Texas A&M University
Faculty Fellow, Center for Health Systems and Design, School of Architecture
Professor, Public Service and Administration, Bush School of Government and Public Service

Research Areas:

Environmental law, International, Land use, Science and law, Water rights (International law), Renewable energy sources--Law and legislation, Water--Law and legislation, Property

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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gabrieleckstein@law.tamu.edu

1 817 212 3912

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Websites

Internaional Water Law Project Blog

ORCID

0000-0002-9393-2362

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

Research Areas:

Environmental law, International, Land use, Science and law, Water rights (International law), Renewable energy sources--Law and legislation, Water--Law and legislation, Property

overview

My research interests broadly address water and environmental issues. Most recently, I have been exploring pharmaceutical contamination of fresh water supplies, international bulk water transfers, climate change implications for global water resources, and international law for transboundary ground water resources.

education and training

LL.M. in International Environmental Law, American University - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 1997
J.D. in , American University - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 1995
M.S. in International Affairs, Florida State University - (Tallahassee, Florida, United States) 1992
B.A. in International Relations, and Geology, Kent State University - (Kent, Ohio, United States) 1989

selected publications

Academic Articles49

Sneegas, G., Seghezzo, L., Brannstrom, C., Eckstein, G., & Jepson, W. (2022). Do not put all your eggs in one basket: social perspectives on desalination and water recycling in Israel. WATER POLICY. 24(11), 1772-1795.
Sanchez, R., Breña-Naranjo, J. A., Rivera, A., Hanson, R. T., Hernández-Espriú, A., Hogeboom, R. J., ... Rodriguez, L. (2021). Binational reflections on pathways to groundwater security in the Mexico–United States borderlands. WATER INTERNATIONAL. 46(7-8), 1017-1036.

SDG 6
Eckstein, G. (2021). International Law for Transboundary Aquifers: A Challenge for Our Times. AJIL Unbound. 115, 201-206.

SDG 6
Eckstein, G., & Salzman, J. (2021). Introduction to the Symposium on Interstate Disputes Over Water Rights. AJIL Unbound. 115, 170-172.
Buono, R. M., & Eckstein, G. (2021). Minute 319_ A Cooperative Approach to Mexico-U.S. Hydro-Relations on the Colorado River. Water International. 39(3), 263-276.

SDG 6

Books2

Eckstein, G. (2017). The International Law of Transboundary Groundwater Resources. Routledge.
Eckstein, G., Paisley, R., Burchi, S., Curlier, M., & Stephan, R. (2010). The Greening of Water Law: Managing Freshwater Resources for People and the Environment. United Nations Environment Programme Division of Environmental Law and Conventions.

Chapters9

Eckstein, G. E. (2017). International law and transboundary aquifers. Rieu-Clarke, A., Allan, A., & Hendry, S. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Water Law and Policy. 217-233. Routledge.

SDG 16
Eckstein, G. (2016). Transboundary Legal Perspective: International Water Law. Hydrodiplomacy, Legal and Institutional Aspects of Water Resources Governance: From the International to the Domestic Perspective. 27-39. International Hydrological Programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Eckstein, G., & Foster, J. (2016). Framework of Surface and Ground Water in Oklahoma and Texas: Perspectives for Oil and Gas Development. Water Acquisition and Management for Oil & Gas Development: Legal and Regulatory Requirements. 4B-1-4B-21. Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
Eckstein, G., Fischhendler, I., Wolf, A., & Eckstein, G. (2016). The Role of Creative Language in Addressing Political Asymmetries: The Israeli-Arab Water Agreements. Garrido, A., & Rabi, A. (Eds.), Managing Water in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities. 69-94. University of California.
Drieschova, A., & Eckstein, G. (2014). Cooperative Transboundary Mechanism. Sanchez, J. C., & Roberts, J. (Eds.), Transboundary Water Governance: Adaptation to Climate Change. 51-79. IUCN Environmental Law Centre.