The International Law Commission adopts draft articles on international watercourses
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The International Law Commission has adopted draft articles on the law of non-navigational uses of international watercourses. Transboundary groundwater is not included in the draft articles, but is treated in a separate resolution. The articles incorporate basic principles of equitable utilization and no harm. Priority is given to the no-harm rule, with provisions for consultation and dispute resolution for cases of conflicting uses. Whether or not the articles are adopted by the UN General Assembly, they are likely to provide significant guidance and serve as a model for agreements between riparian states.
Publication Name: American Journal of International Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0002-9300
Year: 1995
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The 1997 United Nations convention on international watercourses
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The UN General Assembly on May 21, 1997 voted 103 to 3, with 27 abstentions, in favor of adopting the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses. The Convention provides laws to protect and sustain international ground and surface water with consideration for national interests. The Convention equitably treated upstream and downstream states, although China and Turkey may have voted against the adoption because of controversies related to upstream positions.
Publication Name: American Journal of International Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0002-9300
Year: 1998
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The United Nations starts work on a watercourses convention
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The UN Legal Committee has begun to work on a convention governing international watercourses that is generally based on International Law Commission (ILC) draft articles. Finding the right balance between the interests of upstream and downstream states is the biggest single issue to be resolved in creating such a convention. Despite some opposition and proposed amendments, the US and other states have pushed for the use of the ILC articles.
Publication Name: American Journal of International Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0002-9300
Year: 1997
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