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Caflisch, Lucius --- "Prior notice and related issues" [2019] ELECD 68; in McCaffrey, C. Stephen; Leb, Christina; Denoon, T. Riley (eds), "Research Handbook on International Water Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 109

Book Title: Research Handbook on International Water Law

Editor(s): McCaffrey, C. Stephen; Leb, Christina; Denoon, T. Riley

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781785368073

Section: Chapter 7

Section Title: Prior notice and related issues

Author(s): Caflisch, Lucius

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

This chapter describes the evolution of the rules regarding prior notice to be given by States planning new or increased use of a watercourse to the other watercourse States: treaties, unilateral declarations and precedents. The chapter delineates the rules on prior notice in contemporary international law: Articles 11 to 19 of the 1997 Watercourse Convention; the requirement of environmental impact assessments; prior notice and the peaceful settlement of international watercourse disputes.