Transboundary water resources in the former Soviet Union: Between conflict and cooperation

TY - JOUR

T1 - Transboundary water resources in the former Soviet Union

T2 - Between conflict and cooperation

AU - Vinogradov, Sergei

N1 - Copyright 2005 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 1996

Y1 - 1996

N2 - The demise of the Soviet Union created new international boundaries and, as a result, a host of legal problems related to the management and utilization of natural resources divided by these boundaries. This article surveys the most important transboundary water systems, shared by the former Soviet republics, and examines an emerging legal framework for cooperation, multilateral, regional and bilateral, between them. Although the current approach to the use of transboundary water resources is still influenced by the practices established in the former Soviet Union, there is a tendency towards greater reliance upon international law in addressing water-related issues of common concern.

AB - The demise of the Soviet Union created new international boundaries and, as a result, a host of legal problems related to the management and utilization of natural resources divided by these boundaries. This article surveys the most important transboundary water systems, shared by the former Soviet republics, and examines an emerging legal framework for cooperation, multilateral, regional and bilateral, between them. Although the current approach to the use of transboundary water resources is still influenced by the practices established in the former Soviet Union, there is a tendency towards greater reliance upon international law in addressing water-related issues of common concern.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/21444437684

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:21444437684

SN - 0028-0739

VL - 36

SP - 393

EP - 414

JO - Natural Resources Journal

JF - Natural Resources Journal

IS - 2 PART 1

ER -