The Definition of International Watercourses and the Silala Case

This paper aims to understand the possible consequences of the classification or not of Silala, a water resource shared by Chile and Bolivia, in the legal definition of an international watercourse. The main hypothesis proposed is that the unitary whole element of the concept of international waterc...

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Autor: Notini Moreira Bahia, Amael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/15593
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/derecho-internacional/article/view/15593
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:International Watercourses Law
Silala
Transboundary Basin.
direito dos cursos d’água internacionais
bacia transfronteiriça.
droit des cours d’eau internationaux
bassin transfrontalier
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Sumario:This paper aims to understand the possible consequences of the classification or not of Silala, a water resource shared by Chile and Bolivia, in the legal definition of an international watercourse. The main hypothesis proposed is that the unitary whole element of the concept of international watercourses does not preclude Silala from fitting into this legal category. The element of the common terminus, on the other hand, makes necessary a factual analysis of the geographical characteristics of this transboundary water resource so that a clearer opinion can be given, since it is an index of reasonableness only verifiable in the face of a specific situation.