The UN General Assembly adopted the ILC draft articles on the law of transboundary aquifers

A draft resolution following the recommendation of the International Law Commission (ILC) ad including the draft articles as an annex was submitted to the General Assembly of the UN, and was adopted on 11 December 2008. It is Resolution A/RES/63/124.

The draft articles are intended to offer States a framework for their agreements on transboundary aquifers. They are divided into four parts: Introduction, General principles, Protection, preservation and management, Miscellaneous provisions. The text is available at http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/reports/2008/2008report.htm (Chapter Shared Natural Resources, in all UN languages).

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French version: Le projet d’articles sur le droit des aquifères transfrontaliers
Spanish version: El proyecto de artículos sobre el derecho de los acuíferos transfronterizos

Contact information	Ms Raya Marina Stephan (email: r.stephan@unesco.org; raya.stephan@yahoo.com)
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872/law_transboundary-aquifers_draft_en.pdf/
Source of information	The International Law Commission (ILC)
Keyword(s)	transboundary aquifers, law
Subject(s)	POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RIGHT
Relation	http://www.emwis.net/documents/fol962872
Geographical coverage	International
News date	15/12/2008
Working language(s)	ENGLISH , FRENCH , SPANISH

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