Silala basin dispute: Implications for the interpretation of the concept of international watercourse

This article deals with the concept of the international watercourse and legal rules that regulate management of shared water resources. It is prompted by the current dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which raises the question of what is exactly the purpose of these rules and w...

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Main Author: Vučić Mihajlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia 2017-01-01
Series:Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2017/0003-25651704091V.pdf
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description This article deals with the concept of the international watercourse and legal rules that regulate management of shared water resources. It is prompted by the current dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which raises the question of what is exactly the purpose of these rules and what should be the object of their protection. The interpretation of customary international law in this field points to the conclusion that even an artificially created international watercourse does not preclude the application of international law.
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spelling doaj.art-dfa69eec94744319b55a8a4e3d22b61a2022-12-22T01:16:44ZengUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, SerbiaAnali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu0003-25652406-26932017-01-016549111110.5937/AnaliPFB1704091V0003-25651704091VSilala basin dispute: Implications for the interpretation of the concept of international watercourseVučić Mihajlo0Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade%SR11-028This article deals with the concept of the international watercourse and legal rules that regulate management of shared water resources. It is prompted by the current dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which raises the question of what is exactly the purpose of these rules and what should be the object of their protection. The interpretation of customary international law in this field points to the conclusion that even an artificially created international watercourse does not preclude the application of international law.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2017/0003-25651704091V.pdfshared water resourcesinternational watercoursesICJ
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Silala basin dispute: Implications for the interpretation of the concept of international watercourse
Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
shared water resources
international watercourses
ICJ
title Silala basin dispute: Implications for the interpretation of the concept of international watercourse
title_full Silala basin dispute: Implications for the interpretation of the concept of international watercourse
title_fullStr Silala basin dispute: Implications for the interpretation of the concept of international watercourse
title_full_unstemmed Silala basin dispute: Implications for the interpretation of the concept of international watercourse
title_short Silala basin dispute: Implications for the interpretation of the concept of international watercourse
title_sort silala basin dispute implications for the interpretation of the concept of international watercourse
topic shared water resources
international watercourses
ICJ
url http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2017/0003-25651704091V.pdf
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