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1. INTERNATIONAL LAW
AND
TRANSBOUNDARY WATER RESOURCES
A Framework for Shared Optimal Utilization
by Attila Tanzi,
Chairman, Legal Board of the 1992 UNECE Water Convention,
Full Professor of International Law, University of Bolonia, Italy
2. A framework for sharing …
... less easily percieved precisely where international
law and cooperation are most needed …
2
3. BASIC CONCEPTS
a) IWL as a framework for sharing enhancing the optimal
utilization of transboundary water resources for all co-
riparians
• The economic and policy conceptual framework of the
community of interest concept: the no-0 game theory and
practice (Guide; Benvenisti)
• The legal representation of the community of interest
concept in IWL
b) IWL as a century-long process dismantling absolute
sovereignty claims (from slide 6 onward)
3
4. “The community of interest in a navigable river becomes the basis of a
common legal right, the essential features of which are the perfect
equality of all riparian States in the use of the whole course of the river
and the exclusion of any preferential privilege of any one riparian State in
relation to the others". (River Oder Case, PCIJ, 1929) 4
A framework for sharing in the sense of
the “community of interest” legal concept
5. “[m]odern development of
international law has
strengthened this principle
for the non-navigational uses
of international watercourses
as well, as evidenced by the
adoption of the Convention of
21 May 1997 on the Law of
Non-Navigational Uses of
International Watercourses
by the United Nations
General Assembly".
(Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Case,
ICJ, 1997)
5
6. International water law as a process dismantling
absolute sovereignty theories
• Absolute territorial sovereignty theory
• Absolute territorial integrity theory
• The Harmon Doctrine … “buried, not praised”
(McCaffrey, 1996)
• The three-pronged pillar of IWL: the equitable
utilization, no-harm and cooperation principles:their
interdependence
6
7. A FACTUAL PREMISE WITH LEGAL
CONSEQUENCES
The inter-dependence between water quantity and
water quality issues:
“Suffice it to recall that a decreased flow in the
watercourse leads to a reduced capacity of the water
to absorb pollutants, while pollution may restrict the uses
of the watercourse [hence, the quantity of water
otherwise available for those uses]” (Tanzi-Arcari)
Guide to Implementing the UNECE Water Convention,
Para. 249, footnote 86.
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8. A LEGAL PREMISE WITH POLITICAL
CONSEQUENCES
• Entitlement to a right - corresponding to a legal obligation –
involves the obligation that such a right is not abused by his
holder. “According to the abuse of right doctrine, “a State may
not “exercis[e] a right [...] in a way which impedes the
enjoyment by other States of their own rights (...)” (Kiss).
• The general legal principle of “good neighbourliness” leads to
the same result insofar as it is maintained that “(...) the
principle of law of voisinage holds to the effect that the
exercise of one’s own rights should not prejudice the rights of
one’s neighbours” (Swiss Federal Tribunal, 1900).
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9. Constraining sovereignty for the mutual benefits
and public interest of all the parties involved
• All international legal rules involve some kind of self –
imposed constraint on State sovereignty for the pursuit of a
material, or immaterial interest, individual and collective (e.g.,
EEZ);
• The equitable utilisation, no-harm and cooperation rules
impact on the sovereignty of the States by:
1. translating the “community of interest” concept into legal rules;
2. pursuing the shared interest in the optimal utilisation in a non 0 sum
perspective, more beneficial to all parties involved;
3. adding a long term economic and environmental dimension to the legal
protection they afford;
4. incorporating sustainability in the equitable utilization principle;
5. Making cooperation the catalyst for the case-specific application of the
other two general principles
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10. Synergies between two multilateral
instruments codifying and such rules
• The UN 1997 Convention on the Law of the Non-
navigational Uses of International Watercourses
• The UNECE 1992 Convention on the Protection and
Use of Transboundary Watercourses and
International Lakes
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11. 11
The equitable and Reasonable Utilization
Principle /1
Art. 5, 1997 NY UN Convention
1. Watercourse States shall in their respective territories utilize an
international watercourse in an equitable and reasonable manner. In
particular, an international watercourse shall be used and developed by
watercourse States with a view to attaining optimal and sustainable utilization
thereof and benefits therefrom, taking into account the interests of the
watercourse States concerned, consistent with adequate protection of the
watercourse.
2. Watercourse States shall participate in the use, development and
protection of an international watercourse in an equitable and reasonable
manner. Such participation includes both the right to utilize the watercourse
and the duty to cooperate in the protection and development thereof, as
provided in the present Convention.
12. The equitable and Reasonable Utilization
Principle /2
The 1992 UNECE Water Convention, Article 2 (2 )(c) and (5) (c):
“[…] 2. The Parties shall, in particular, take all appropriate measures:
(c) To ensure that transboundary waters are used in a reasonable and equitable
way, taking into particular account their transboundary character, in the
case of activities which cause or are likely to cause transboundary impact;
[…] 5. In taking the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article,
the Parties shall be guided by the following principles:
(c) Water resources shall be managed so that the needs of the present
generation are met without compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs”.
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13. The Equitable and Reasonable Utilization
Principle/3
Art. 6, 1997 NY UN Convention:
1. Utilization of an international watercourse in an equitable and reasonable
manner within the meaning of article 5 requires taking into account all
relevant factors and circumstances, including:
(a) Geographic, hydrographic, hydrological, climatic, ecological and
other factors of a natural character;
(b) The social and economic needs of the watercourse States concerned;
(c) The population dependent on the watercourse in each watercourse
State;
(d) The effects of the use or uses of the watercourses in one watercourse
State on other watercourse States;
(e) Existing and potential uses of the watercourse;
(f) Conservation, protection, development and economy of use of the
water resources of the watercourse and the costs of measures taken to that
effect;
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14. The Equitable and Reasonable Utilization
Principle/4
(g) The availability of alternatives, of comparable value, to a particular
planned or existing use.
2. In the application of article 5 or paragraph 1 of this article, watercourse
States concerned shall, when the need arises, enter into consultations in a
spirit of cooperation.
3. The weight to be given to each factor is to be determined by its importance
in comparison with that of other relevant factors. In determining what is a
reasonable and equitable use, all relevant factors are to be considered
together and a conclusion reached on the basis of the whole.
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15. The No-Harm Rule/1
Art. 7, 1997 NY UN Convention:
“1.Watercourse States shall, in utilizing an international watercourse
in their territories, take all appropriate measures to prevent the
causing of significant harm to other watercourse States.
2. Where significant harm nevertheless is caused to another
watercourse State, the States whose use causes such harm shall, in
the absence of agreement to such use, take all appropriate
measures, having due regard for the provisions of articles 5 and 6,
in consultation with the affected State, to eliminate or mitigate such
harm and, where appropriate, to discuss the question of
compensation”.
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16. No-harm Rule/2
The 1992 UNECE Water Convention, Art. 2 (1) :
“1. The Parties shall take all appropriate measures to prevent, control
and reduce any transboundary impact.”
The Guide: ”The obligation expressed in article 2 (1), applies to
various forms of adverse effects to the environment in conformity
with the definition of transboundary impact under article 1 (2), of
the Convention. Such a definition is inevitably abstract, and
situation specific, since it assumes that an impact that is significant
in one case may not be so in another. Nonetheless, it represents one
of the most detailed definitions to be found in a MEA of the
significant transboundary harm to be prevented” (p. 30).
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17. The Relationship Between the
Equitable Utilization and No-Harm Principles
“[O]ne complex substantive normative setting of which both
rules are part and parcel, being totally entangled with each
other” (Tanzi, 1999, p.15).
Compliance with the no-harm rule is essential to the compliance
with the equitable utilization principle, just as well as the reverse
is true:
UNECE ‘92: Art. 2 (1)/Art.2 (2), (c) (see, slide 12);
UN NY ’97: Art. 5 (1): sustainability and consistency of the
utilization with adequate protection (see, slide 11)
- The non tenability of arguments on an alleged conflict between the
two rules in point (Tanzi/Arcari, 2001, pp. 172 ff.)
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18. The Principle of Co-operation/1
Art. 8 , NY Convention:
“1.Watercourse States shall cooperate on the basis of sovereign
equality, territorial integrity, mutual benefit and good faith in
order to attain optimal utilization and adequate protection of an
international watercourse.
2. In determining the manner of such cooperation, watercourse
States may consider the establishment of joint mechanisms or
commissions, as deemed necessary by them, to facilitate
cooperation on relevant measures and procedures in the light of
experience gained through cooperation in existing joint
mechanisms and commissions in various regions”.
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19. The Principle of Co-operation/2
Art. 2 (6), UNECE Convention:
“The Riparian Parties shall cooperate on the basis of equality and
reciprocity, in particular through bilateral and multilateral
agreements, in order to develop harmonized policies,
programmes and strategies covering the relevant catchment
areas, or parts thereof, aimed at the prevention,
control and reduction of transboundary impact and
aimed at the protection of the environment of
transboundary waters or the environment influenced
by such waters, including the marine environment”.
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20. A convention is a convention when
…
A convention is legally binding –
as such – only once it has
entered
into force: i.e. upon a minimum
number of ratifications.
Whom would it binding for?
Adopting a Convention within the
UNGA is equal to adopting a GA
resolution
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21. What legal effects
for a Convention
not in force?
«Modern development of
international law has strengthened
this principle [of the community of
interest in a navigable river among
all riparian States] for the non-
navigational uses of international
watercourses as well, as evidenced
by the adoption of the Convention of
21 May 1997 on the Law of Non-
Navigational Uses of International
Watercourses by the United Nations
General Assembly» (Gabcikovo-
Nagymaros Case, I.C.J., 1997).
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22. «[...] new norms and standards have
been developed, set forth in a great
number of instruments over the last
two decades. Such norms have to be
taken into consideration, and such
new standards given proper weight,
not only when States contemplate
new activities but also when
continuing with activities begun in
the past. This need to reconcile
economic development with
protection of the environment is
aptly expressed in the concept of
sustainable development”.
(Gabcikovo‐Nagymaros Case, I.C.J.,
1997)
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