Contents -- International Conventions -- Decisions of Judicial and Arbitral Tribunals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Problems, Principles and Terminology -- 2.1 Potential for Conflict -- 2.2 Legal Uncertainty -- 2.3 Conclusion -- 3 The Principle of Equitable Utilization -- 3.1 Development and Acceptance of the Principle of Equitable Utilization -- 3.2 Conceptual Basis of the Principle of Equitable Utilization -- 3.3 Equitable Utilization and Environmental Protection -- 3.4 Conclusion -- 4 The Rule on Prevention of Significant Harm -- 4.1 Significant Harm -- 4.2 Relationship with Equitable Utilization -- 4.3 Environmental Protection -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5 Equity and the Utilization of Shared Natural Resources -- 5.1 Equity in International Law -- 5.2 Equity and Shared International Water Resources -- 5.3 Conclusion -- 6 Factors Relating to the Equitable Utilization of International Watercourses -- 6.1 Social and Economic Needs -- 6.2 Population Dependent on the Watercourse -- 6.3 Existing and Potential Uses -- 6.4 Conservation, Protection, Development and Economy of Use -- 6.5 Availability of Alternatives -- 6.6 Geographic, Hydrographic and Hydrological Factors -- 6.7 Effects on Other Watercourse States -- 6.8 Other Factors -- 6.9 Conclusion -- 7 Environmental Protection of International Watercourses I: Substantive Rules of Customary and General International Law -- 7.1 Obligation to Prevent Transboundary Pollution -- 7.2 Obligation to Cooperate -- 7.3 Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment -- 7.4 Sustainable Development -- 7.5 Intergenerational Equity -- 7.6 Common But Differentiated Responsibility/Intra-Generational Equity -- 7.7 Precautionary Principle -- 7.8 Polluter Pays Principle -- 7.9 Ecosystems Approach -- 7.10 Conclusion.

8 Environmental Protection of International Watercourses II: Procedural Rules of Customary and General International Law -- 8.1 Duty to Notify -- 8.2 Exchange of Information -- 8.3 Duty to Consult/Negotiate in Good Faith -- 8.4 Duty to Warn -- 8.5 Settlement of Disputes -- 8.6 Conclusion -- 9 Conclusion: Environmental Protection as a Factor in Determining the Equitable Utilization of International Watercourses -- 9.1 Sustainable Development -- 9.2 Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment -- 9.3 International Commissions -- 9.4 Custom -- 9.5 Normative Sophistication -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.