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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Problems, Principles and Terminology 2.1 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 ...
Problems, Principles and Terminology 2.1 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 ...
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It is now beyond debate that the principle of 'equitable utilization' is the pre-eminent rule relating to the utilization of international watercourses.1 According to this rule, the determination of a reasonable and equitable regime for ...
It is now beyond debate that the principle of 'equitable utilization' is the pre-eminent rule relating to the utilization of international watercourses.1 According to this rule, the determination of a reasonable and equitable regime for ...
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... Century' (1996) 36 Natural Resources Journal, 151, at 151: The doctrine of equitable utilization developed out of water quantity allocations whereas the 'no significant harm' rule has its origins in environmental protection.
... Century' (1996) 36 Natural Resources Journal, 151, at 151: The doctrine of equitable utilization developed out of water quantity allocations whereas the 'no significant harm' rule has its origins in environmental protection.
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clarify the role of environmental protection in particular, at least to the extent that it is possible to draw broad conclusions as to how environmental considerations might impact upon application of the principle of equitable ...
clarify the role of environmental protection in particular, at least to the extent that it is possible to draw broad conclusions as to how environmental considerations might impact upon application of the principle of equitable ...
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At any rate, it quickly becomes quite clear from a detailed examination of the origins, development and application of both principles that equitable utilization provides the conceptual, substantive and procedural framework within which ...
At any rate, it quickly becomes quite clear from a detailed examination of the origins, development and application of both principles that equitable utilization provides the conceptual, substantive and procedural framework within which ...
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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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