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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... inter alia, Bruhacs,10 Teclaff,11 Lammers,12 and Tanzi and Arcari,13 who have made a thorough and authoritative study of the background to and negotiation of the seminal 1997 UN Convention on the NonNavigational Uses of International ...
... inter alia, Bruhacs,10 Teclaff,11 Lammers,12 and Tanzi and Arcari,13 who have made a thorough and authoritative study of the background to and negotiation of the seminal 1997 UN Convention on the NonNavigational Uses of International ...
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... inter alia, the ancient irrigation-based civilization of Sri Lanka; two ancient cultures of sub-Saharan Africa; the ancient quanats of Iran; the drainage and irrigation works of ancient China and of the Inca civilization; etc. See ...
... inter alia, the ancient irrigation-based civilization of Sri Lanka; two ancient cultures of sub-Saharan Africa; the ancient quanats of Iran; the drainage and irrigation works of ancient China and of the Inca civilization; etc. See ...
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... inter alia, that '[T]he waters of rivers and lakes shall always be utilized in a fair and reasonable manner'.49 Finally, though Ethiopa would appear to continue to assert the Harmon Doctrine, asserting as recently as 1978 'all the ...
... inter alia, that '[T]he waters of rivers and lakes shall always be utilized in a fair and reasonable manner'.49 Finally, though Ethiopa would appear to continue to assert the Harmon Doctrine, asserting as recently as 1978 'all the ...
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... inter alia, that 'both parties are entitled to make the natural use of the stream, but at the same time, following general principles of law, each is bound to abstain from any action which might cause damage to the other'.99 Similarly ...
... inter alia, that 'both parties are entitled to make the natural use of the stream, but at the same time, following general principles of law, each is bound to abstain from any action which might cause damage to the other'.99 Similarly ...
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Contents
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3 The Principle of Equitable Utilization | 53 |
4 The Rule on Prevention of Significant Harm | 87 |
5 Equity and the Utilization of Shared Natural Resources | 121 |
6 Factors Relating to the Equitable Utilization of International Watercourses | 155 |
Substantive Rules of Customary and General International Law | 191 |
Procedural Rules of Customary and General International Law | 317 |
Environmental Protection as a Factor in Determining the Equitable Utilization of International Watercourses | 359 |
Bibliography | 381 |
Index | 413 |
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