3. International legal framework
In this international context, a legal framework has begun to emerge to clarify the rights and duties of countries bordering transboundary water resources.
3.1 Origins of international water law
Originally, international water law focused almost exclusively on a sectoral economic approach (navigation, hydropower and irrigation) and on two aspects in particular :
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Bibliography
- (1) - Programme Mondial pour l'Évaluation des Ressources en Eau (WWAP) - Page consultée le 23 mars 2012 http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/index_fr.shtml
- (2) - International Groundwater Resources...
Websites
World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/index_fr.shtml (page consulted on March 23, 2012)
Water Agencies in France http://www.lesagencesdeleau.fr/ (page consulted on...
Standards and norms
- Qualité de l'eau - ISO TC/147 - 1971
- Service activities relating to drinking water supply and wastewater systems – Service quality criteria and performance indicators - ISO/TC 224 - 2001
Regulations
The 1966 Helsinki rules on the use of water from international rivers
The Helsinki Convention of March 17, 1992 on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
The New York Convention of May 21, 1997 on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) of October...
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