Alberta’s Water for Life and Recent Trends in International Law

Abstract

In 2003, after a period of extended public consultation, the Government of Alberta introduced its Water for Life strategy. The strategy was subsequently updated and refined in 2008 and 2009, and has been the subject of extensive comment elsewhere. While the strategy has received significant attention, this paper addresses one aspect of Water for Life that has not been the subject of comment to date — the intersection of Water for Life with recent trends in international law.