Environmental Protection of International Watercourses under International LawMcIntyre'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. The work examines the means and processes by which environmental considerations can act upon the operation of the principle of equitable utilization. The volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the subject, outlining the development, scope and operation in general and customary international law of key rules of environmental protection. |
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6 According to A. E. Utton, 'Regional Cooperation: The Example of International Waters Systems in the Twentieth Century' (1996) 36 Natural Resources Journal, 151, at 151: The doctrine of equitable utilization developed out of water ...
6 According to A. E. Utton, 'Regional Cooperation: The Example of International Waters Systems in the Twentieth Century' (1996) 36 Natural Resources Journal, 151, at 151: The doctrine of equitable utilization developed out of water ...
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... 3 Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, 123; McCaffrey, Supra, n. 9, at 346 et seq.; Tanzi and Arcari, Supra, n. 13, at 142 et seq. 18 For a notable example of a commentator making early reference to this ...
... 3 Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, 123; McCaffrey, Supra, n. 9, at 346 et seq.; Tanzi and Arcari, Supra, n. 13, at 142 et seq. 18 For a notable example of a commentator making early reference to this ...
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6 2 For examples of ancient water treaties and conflicts, see L. A. Teclaff, 'Fiat or Custom_ The ... 2, gives the example of an agreement which divided waters drawn from the Euphrates between the Mesopotamian city-States of Umma and ...
6 2 For examples of ancient water treaties and conflicts, see L. A. Teclaff, 'Fiat or Custom_ The ... 2, gives the example of an agreement which divided waters drawn from the Euphrates between the Mesopotamian city-States of Umma and ...
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... the available supply due to pollution. Freshwater, at least where it is naturally occurring, is a finite resource: 10 Supra, n. 4, at 3. 11 ibid, at 7. 9 7 See A. E. Utton, 'Regional Cooperation: The Example of International Water ...
... the available supply due to pollution. Freshwater, at least where it is naturally occurring, is a finite resource: 10 Supra, n. 4, at 3. 11 ibid, at 7. 9 7 See A. E. Utton, 'Regional Cooperation: The Example of International Water ...
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... cited as an example of a State relying on the principle of absolute territorial integrity in the course of disputes with Chile, its upstream neighbour, over the Rio Mauri and the Rio Lauca, McCaffrey points out that its arguments ...
... cited as an example of a State relying on the principle of absolute territorial integrity in the course of disputes with Chile, its upstream neighbour, over the Rio Mauri and the Rio Lauca, McCaffrey points out that its arguments ...
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Contents
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 | |
Substantive | |
Rules of Customary and General International | |
Environmental Protection as a Factor in Determining | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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| Title | Environmental Protection of International Watercourses under International Law |
| Author | Owen McIntyre |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2016 |
| ISBN | 1317142209, 9781317142201 |
| Length | 448 pages |
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