The Principle of Solidarity in the Law of Transboundary Groundwater
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-575-1_4" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-94-6265-575-1_4</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Principle of Solidarity in the Law of Transboundary Groundwater
Original language description
The vast majority of water consumed and utilised by mankind comes from underground resources, the majority of which cross boundaries of States. However, the management of transboundary groundwater is insufficiently regulated in international treaties whereas the existence of relevant customary norms remains unclear. In particular, it is still unclear whether the equitable utilisation rule is part of customary international law with respect to transboundary groundwater. This contribution does not focus on the analysis of the customary status of this important rule but it looksinto the principle of solidarity as an alternative legal doorway for the applicability of the equitable utilisation rule. After briefly explaining the current state of the art concerning the legal regime of transboundary aquifers, it provides the reader with an overview of the manifestations of the principle of solidarity in international law.On the basis of that, it analyses the normative status of the principle. In particular, it seeks to answer the question whether the enunciation of the principle of solidarity in binding and non-binding legal instruments enables us to conclude that it now forms part of the scope of general international law and operates as a stand-alone source of obligations for States, particularly with respect to groundwater. Answering this question may contribute to closing the gap in the legal regime of utilisation of transboundary groundwater but may also be very relevant for other fields of international law.
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50501 - Law
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
The Principle of Solidarity. International and EU Law Perspectives
ISBN
978-94-6265-574-4
Number of pages of the result
20
Pages from-to
55-74
Number of pages of the book
315
Publisher name
T.M.C. Asser Press
Place of publication
The Hague, The Netherlands
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