McIntyre's work explains the legal means by which requirements of environmental protection influence the determination of a reasonable and equitable regime for allocating rights to riparian states to utilize shared freshwater resources.

Introduction; Problems, Principles and Terminology; The Principle of Equitable Utilization; The Rule on Prevention of Significant Harm; Equity and the Utilization of Shared Natural Resources; Factors Relating to the Equitable Utilization of International Watercourses; Environmental Protection of International Watercourses I; Environmental Protection of International Watercourses II; Conclusion;

Owen McIntyre lectures in Environmental Law, EU Law, International Law, and Comparative Law at University College, Cork, Ireland. He has published extensively in all areas of environmental law, in particular in relation to emerging principles of environmental law and environmental liability. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of Irish and International journals.