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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… Governance 26-28 November 2014, Nairobi, Kenya FRESHWATER LAW AND GOVERNANCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES FOR … 3.6.3. Relationship of the UN Watercourses Convention to customary international law ........ 64 3.6.4. Relationship … 79 4.2.1. Customary international law and the doctrine of …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Book Unit 2 - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International … Table of contents 1. Introduction Customary Law 2. Definitions 3. Principle of equitable … http://www.un.org/law/ilc/ http://www.ila-hq.org/ Customary Law The International Watercourses Convention …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… in 1997 by the UN General Assembly, the Convention on the Law of the Non- navigational Uses of International … states 97 4.1.2 The relationship of the Convention to customary law – and value added 97 4.2 Application 98 4.2.1 … basic principles are generally regarded as reflecting customary international law. Despite the significant …
Share - Managing water across boundaries
… for transboundary water management 51 4.2 International law in practice: how the international legal framework is … ‘Equitable utilization’ is one of the most important customary rules for sharing water resources. It is based on … which is based on international treaties, declarations, customary rules, and general principles of international law. …
Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Following adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International … to respect and apply the existing rules of general or customary international law relating to the utilization and … and related resources. http://leo.informea.org/terms/customary-law Institutions The Protocol also requires member …
Transboundary Lakes and Reservoirs: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… Definitions from the UNGA Resolution 63/124 on the “Law of Transboundary Aquifers” and the draft articles … aquifer countries are bound by a few principles of customary international water law: (a) the principle of … of transboundary aquifers, in addition to the core customary law principles listed above. However, the …
B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice
… and circumstances established by international water law, with reference to different uses within the same basin … and reasonable use is a basic governing principle of customary international law. In 1997 Hungary and Slovakia … can be invoked in support of an emerging principle of customary international law regarding the equitable sharing …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre Godesberger Allee … on political agreements, international treaties and customary law as applicable to the case. The book also aims … a com- prehensive compilation of all relevant standards of customary international law applicable to water resources. In …
No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment
… including an analysis of the 1997 Convention on the Law of the Non- Navigational Uses of International … Charter and the 2012 Lake Chad Basin Charter and case law of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Purpose: The … 116). In this regard, the Court considered that EIA is a customary law obligation (para. 204). 4.1. The scope and …
C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards
… reduction & control of pollution in international law; and (d) prevention, reduction and control of pollution … ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: Implementing Environment-Friendly Principles in … utilization”, as one of the main pillars of international customary water law. The obligation has its foundations in …