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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... Potential for Conflict 2.2 Legal Uncertainty 2.3 Conclusion 3. The Principle of Equitable Utilization 3.1 Development and Acceptance of the Principle of Equitable Utilization 3.2 Conceptual Basis of the Principle of Equitable ...
... Potential for Conflict 2.2 Legal Uncertainty 2.3 Conclusion 3. The Principle of Equitable Utilization 3.1 Development and Acceptance of the Principle of Equitable Utilization 3.2 Conceptual Basis of the Principle of Equitable ...
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... potential for conflict among States over shared water resources, either in relation to the quantity or quality of water available to each, is well documented.8 6 1 According to the International Law Commission (ILC) commentary to ...
... potential for conflict among States over shared water resources, either in relation to the quantity or quality of water available to each, is well documented.8 6 1 According to the International Law Commission (ILC) commentary to ...
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... potential uses of the waters; – the efficiency of actual or planned utilizations; – the effects on other watercourse States; – the availability of alternative sources; and – certain physical geographical characteristics of the ...
... potential uses of the waters; – the efficiency of actual or planned utilizations; – the effects on other watercourse States; – the availability of alternative sources; and – certain physical geographical characteristics of the ...
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... potential role in the allocation of uses of international freshwaters in particular. An examination of the extensive ... potentially in dispute over the prevention of transboundary harm must negotiate an equitable balancing of interests ...
... potential role in the allocation of uses of international freshwaters in particular. An examination of the extensive ... potentially in dispute over the prevention of transboundary harm must negotiate an equitable balancing of interests ...
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... potential complainants and serve to inform the practical application of the more general conventional and established customary rules relating to the environmental protection of an international watercourse. Indeed, when examined ...
... potential complainants and serve to inform the practical application of the more general conventional and established customary rules relating to the environmental protection of an international watercourse. Indeed, when examined ...
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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