Scholars

Professor

Positions:

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

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 Articles61

LOODIN, N., ECKSTEIN, G., SINGH, V. P., & SANCHEZ, R. (2024). Reframing a Data Sharing Mechanism for the Riparian Nations of Helmand River Basin: Theory of Planned Behavior Is Revisited. Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies. 2450019.
Eckstein, G. (2024). Who Owns the Heat? Property Rights in Geothermal Energy.
Loodin, N., Eckstein, G., Singh, V. P., & Sanchez, R. (2023). Assessment of the Trust Crisis between Upstream and Downstream States of the Helmand River Basin (1973-2022): A Half-Century of Optimism or Cynicism?. ACS ES&T Water. 3(6), 1654-1668.
Eckstein, G., & Kibel, P. S. (2023). Fishing and Fisheries Under International Water Law: A Dialogue Between Professor Gabriel Eckstein and Professor Paul Stanton Kibel. 15,
Eckstein, G. (2022). Characterizing Legal Implications for the Use of Transboundary Aquifers.

Books3

Eckstein, G. (2017). The International Law of Transboundary Groundwater Resources. Routledge.
Eckstein, G. E. (2017). Routledge Handbook on Consumption. 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.

Chapters11

Sanchez, R., Brea-Naranjo, J. A., Rivera, A., Hanson, R. T., Hernndez-Espri, A., Hogeboom, R. J., ... Rodriguez, L. (2023). Binational reflections on pathways to groundwater security in the MexicoUnited States borderlands. Groundwater. 316-335. Taylor & Francis.
Loodin, N., Eckstein, G., Singh, V. P., & Sanchez, R. (2023). The Role of Data Sharing in Transboundary Waterways: The Case of the Helmand River Basin. Springer Water. Theorizing Transboundary Waters in International Relations. 165-194. Springer Nature.
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.