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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Owen McIntyre. A survey of all available evidence of the general practice of States, accepted as law, in respect of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses – including treaty provisions, positions taken by States in ...
Owen McIntyre. A survey of all available evidence of the general practice of States, accepted as law, in respect of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses – including treaty provisions, positions taken by States in ...
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... practice. This issue has been explored rather less in the existing literature.18 Environmental considerations might impact upon the principle in a number of ways. First of all, a number of factors relevant to the application of the ...
... practice. This issue has been explored rather less in the existing literature.18 Environmental considerations might impact upon the principle in a number of ways. First of all, a number of factors relevant to the application of the ...
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... practice, it is very useful to examine State, judicial and arbitral practice in taking account of the other factors relevant to the utilization of a watercourse. While it is neither possible nor desirable, having regard to the nature ...
... practice, it is very useful to examine State, judicial and arbitral practice in taking account of the other factors relevant to the utilization of a watercourse. While it is neither possible nor desirable, having regard to the nature ...
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... practice in relation to a wide range of subsequent disputes over shared freshwater resources, McCaffrey can conclude that 'Harmon's opinion stands out as an unfortunate anomaly'. 34 34 ibid. See generally, McCaffrey, ibid, at 102–111 ...
... practice in relation to a wide range of subsequent disputes over shared freshwater resources, McCaffrey can conclude that 'Harmon's opinion stands out as an unfortunate anomaly'. 34 34 ibid. See generally, McCaffrey, ibid, at 102–111 ...
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... practice and would appear to have been roundly criticized by the Italian Court of Cassation in a 1938 case where it purported to apply principles of international law in the settlement of a dispute concerning the use of transboundary ...
... practice and would appear to have been roundly criticized by the Italian Court of Cassation in a 1938 case where it purported to apply principles of international law in the settlement of a dispute concerning the use of transboundary ...
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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1997 Convention 1997 UN Convention activities adopted Agreement allocation application Arbitration Berlin Rules Birnie and Boyle Bruhacs cause significant harm commentary to Article concerning concluded consideration Continental Shelf cooperate customary international law delimitation Draft Articles drainage basin due diligence duty economic ecosystem approach effects environmental impact assessment environmental protection equitable and reasonable equitable utilization established example freshwater resources Fuentes further Helsinki Rules ibid implementation infra inter alia intergenerational equity international drainage basin International Environmental Law International Law Commission International Rivers international watercourse Journal of International McCaffrey natural negotiations Non-Navigational normative notify parties Policy pollution practice precautionary principle principle of equitable principles of international procedural protection of international Protocol provides relation requires riparian role substantive Supra sustainable development Tanzi and Arcari Teclaff transboundary environmental transboundary harm Treaty United Nations UNTS utilization of international vital human needs Water Disputes Tribunal Yearbook of International