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Reichert, Götz --- "Europe: international water law and the EU Water Framework Directive" [2019] ELECD 84; in McCaffrey, C. Stephen; Leb, Christina; Denoon, T. Riley (eds), "Research Handbook on International Water Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 397

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 23

Section Title: Europe: international water law and the EU Water Framework Directive

Author(s): Reichert, Götz

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

The Sandoz Chemical Spill at the Rhine in 1986 prompted a paradigm shift towards a holistic approach to the sustainable protection and management of transboundary freshwater resources in Europe. Subsequently, the adoption of the UNECE Water Convention in 1992 and of the EU Water Framework Directive in 2000 enabled the development of a multidimensional legal regime which is composed of international water law, the water law of the European Union, and domestic water legislation. Accordingly, qualitative and quantitative aspects regarding surface waters and groundwater are to be managed in an integrated manner to achieve ‘good water status’ of rivers, lakes and aquifers. To this end, ‘international river basin management plans’ as foreseen by the EU Water Framework Directive are developed by international river commissions for transboundary river basins in Europe. The chapter outlines the essential features of EU water law and its formative influence on international water law in Europe.


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