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. The use, development and apportionment of freshwater resources have been central concerns for societies throughout the ages.2 Ancient civilizations in Egypt, China and Mesopotamia executed huge projects for the ...
... Potential. for. Conflict. The use, development and apportionment of freshwater resources have been central concerns for societies throughout the ages.2 Ancient civilizations in Egypt, China and Mesopotamia executed huge projects for the ...
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... potential for conflict is everincreasing as the demands to utilize the water resources of all river systems increase. This increase in demand can be attributed to a host of factors including world population growth, increasing ...
... potential for conflict is everincreasing as the demands to utilize the water resources of all river systems increase. This increase in demand can be attributed to a host of factors including world population growth, increasing ...
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... potential for conflict among co-basin States as development may prejudice the rights of lower basin states. Of course, the possible effects of global or regional climate change on the availability and distribution of freshwater ...
... potential for conflict among co-basin States as development may prejudice the rights of lower basin states. Of course, the possible effects of global or regional climate change on the availability and distribution of freshwater ...
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... potentials of the river system ... [in line with] ... the following principles: 1. The limited waters of the Jordan River system should be shared equitably by the four states in which they rise and flow. This principle was implicit in ...
... potentials of the river system ... [in line with] ... the following principles: 1. The limited waters of the Jordan River system should be shared equitably by the four states in which they rise and flow. This principle was implicit in ...
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... potentially to be played by joint mechanisms.181 The ILC commentary to the 1994 Draft Articles, which preceded the Convention, explains that Article 5(2) involves 'not only the right to utilize an international watercourse, but also the ...
... potentially to be played by joint mechanisms.181 The ILC commentary to the 1994 Draft Articles, which preceded the Convention, explains that Article 5(2) involves 'not only the right to utilize an international watercourse, but also the ...
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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