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20 Colo. J. Int'l Envtl. L. & Pol'y 321 (2008-2009)
Cloud Busters: Reflections on the Right to Water in Clouds and a Search for International Law Rules

handle is hein.journals/colenvlp20 and id is 327 raw text is: Cloud Busters: Reflections on the Right to Water in Clouds and a Search for International Law Rules Tarek Majzoub,* Fabienne Quillere- Majzoub,** Mohamed Abdel Raouf,*** & Mira EI-Majzoub**** ABSTRACT Clouds are precious in water-scarce regions. Lurking at the heart of the struggle over our clouds' future is a clash between two contradicting visions. On the one hand there are those who believe that water in clouds is something to be made equally available to all countries. On the other hand, there are those who believe that water in clouds is simply a commodity to be bought and sold in the marketplace according to the ability or willingness to pay. This Article sounds legal alarm bells about cloud moisture. It maps the legal contours of cloud busting, including the realities of this practice, the threats it presents to arid regions, and attempts by authorities to propose guidelines for cloud busting. It provides a reference point for reflection on how we can strengthen our efforts to monitor cloud activity in all its forms and manifestations. The right to water in clouds will be the focus of those seeking to restrict some users on the grounds that they use too much rainwater to the detriment of * Associate Professor of Public International Law, Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, P.O. Box: 11-5020, Beirut-Lebanon. ** Doctorate in Law, Researcher, Unit6 Mixte de Recherche--Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 6262, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, 9 rue Jean Mac6, 35042 Rennes Cedex-France. *** International Arbitrator, Attorney at Law, 17 Mohamed Mahmoud St., Bab El- Louk 11461, Cairo-Egypt. **** Attorney at Law, 17 Mohamed Mahmoud St., Bab El-Louk 11461, Cairo- Egypt.