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B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… and transboundary water management 6. Absolute territorial sovereignty 7. Absolute territorial integrity 8. Two extreme … conferred upon States, by virtue of their territorial sovereignty, to use shared transboundary water resources … 2015, p. 27-48 [5] Salman 2009) 6. Absolute territorial sovereignty The first position was based on the theory of …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… states. Yet, the perceived threat of losing national sovereignty is increasing the political cost of adopting 10 … of 1961, which recognised the concept of limited territory sovereignty over international watercourses.47 The early work … theory (in that they all possess the characteristics of sovereignty) and where no state has authority over another.60 …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Case 4. Responsibility for Transboundary Harm Examples Sovereignty 5. Transparency, Public Participation and Access … http://leo.informea.org/terms/sovereigntySovereignty Stockholm Principle 21/RioPrinciple 2 contain two … http://leo.informea.org/terms/sovereignty
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… http://leo.informea.org/terms/sovereignty 7. Regular Exchange of Data and Information … the data or information. http://leo.informea.org/terms/sovereignty
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… subsoil below and the airspace above these. A state enjoys sovereignty within its territory but beyond that a state can only have less than sovereignty, for example sovereign rights, jurisdiction, … conditions as provided in article 47. A coastal state’s sovereignty within its territorial sea and archipelagic …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Defenders of the Earth

… is the National Council in Defense of Our Lake, Land, and Sovereignty (CDTLS). 111 For concession granted with no … ‘Upside Down World: Nicaragu- ans Fight to Save Land and Sovereignty from Canal Development’. Available at: … ans-fight-to-save-land-and-sovereignty-from-canal-development/#.WPc651N968o (accessed: …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The Law of the Sea

… http://leo.informea.org/terms/sovereignty http://leo.informea.org/terms/developing-country …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… of each State. The issue of most concern in the USA was sovereignty. The USA, while realizing the necessity of an … expressed in the USA position that absolute territorial sovereignty must be retained over the waters within each …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… In the 20 century, the principle of absolute territorial sovereignty in international water law gave way to the principle of “limited territorial sovereignty”, a principle that itself was based on the …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… of transboundary aquifers is challenged by notions of sovereignty under international law and its implications for … significant because it strikes a balance between state sovereignty and state responsibility in its management …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance