Environmental Protection of International Watercourses under International LawRoutledge, 2016 M05 13 - 448 pages 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. 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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... Needs 6.2 Population Dependent on the Watercourse 6.3 Existing and Potential Uses 6.4 Conservation, Protection, Development and Economy of Use 6.5 Availability of Alternatives 6.6 Geographic, Hydrographic and Hydrological Factors 6.7 ...
... Needs 6.2 Population Dependent on the Watercourse 6.3 Existing and Potential Uses 6.4 Conservation, Protection, Development and Economy of Use 6.5 Availability of Alternatives 6.6 Geographic, Hydrographic and Hydrological Factors 6.7 ...
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... needs of the watercourse States; – the population dependent on the watercourse; – the existing and potential uses of the waters; – the efficiency of actual or planned utilizations; – the effects on other watercourse States; – the ...
... needs of the watercourse States; – the population dependent on the watercourse; – the existing and potential uses of the waters; – the efficiency of actual or planned utilizations; – the effects on other watercourse States; – the ...
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... needs and uses of each State. To permit flexibility, the concept of 'reasonable and equitable' is deliberately vague and can only be determined in each individual case in the light of all relevant factors, including, of course ...
... needs and uses of each State. To permit flexibility, the concept of 'reasonable and equitable' is deliberately vague and can only be determined in each individual case in the light of all relevant factors, including, of course ...
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... needs and their capacity to benefit therefrom; and, in conformity with this principle, it is recognised that Egypt has a prior right to the maintenance of her present supplies of water for the areas now under cultivation, and to an ...
... needs and their capacity to benefit therefrom; and, in conformity with this principle, it is recognised that Egypt has a prior right to the maintenance of her present supplies of water for the areas now under cultivation, and to an ...
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... needs provided that it causes no appreciable harm to any other State of the [La Plata] Basin'.105 Therefore, they would appear to have accepted a form of limited territorial sovereignty whereby the sovereignty of each State over its ...
... needs provided that it causes no appreciable harm to any other State of the [La Plata] Basin'.105 Therefore, they would appear to have accepted a form of limited territorial sovereignty whereby the sovereignty of each State over its ...
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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Bibliographic information
| 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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