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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... provides for the establishment of factors which are to be taken into account in determining water utilization and allocation of shares in the resource, and thus provides a theoretical structure or framework within which consideration of ...
... provides for the establishment of factors which are to be taken into account in determining water utilization and allocation of shares in the resource, and thus provides a theoretical structure or framework within which consideration of ...
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... provides that in the case of 'successive international rivers, where there is no dual sovereignty, each State may use the waters in accordance with its needs provided that it causes no appreciable harm to any other State of the [La ...
... provides that in the case of 'successive international rivers, where there is no dual sovereignty, each State may use the waters in accordance with its needs provided that it causes no appreciable harm to any other State of the [La ...
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... provides that the Commission's objective is, inter alia, 'to act as technical adviser to the Parties on matters relating to the development and utilisation of water resources of common interest to the Parties'.161 Also, in 1990 Nigeria ...
... provides that the Commission's objective is, inter alia, 'to act as technical adviser to the Parties on matters relating to the development and utilisation of water resources of common interest to the Parties'.161 Also, in 1990 Nigeria ...
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... provides that: 179 Supra, n. 21. 180 Article 5(2) provides that: Watercourse States shall participate in the use, development and protection of an international watercourse in an equitable and reasonable manner. Such participation ...
... provides that: 179 Supra, n. 21. 180 Article 5(2) provides that: Watercourse States shall participate in the use, development and protection of an international watercourse in an equitable and reasonable manner. Such participation ...
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... provides that '[W]atercourse States shall, at the request of any of them, enter into consultations concerning the management on an international watercourse, which may include the establishment of a joint management mechanism'.187 ...
... provides that '[W]atercourse States shall, at the request of any of them, enter into consultations concerning the management on an international watercourse, which may include the establishment of a joint management mechanism'.187 ...
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