Legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses: the case of the Ili River

Effective engagement of local communities in managing transboundary water basins is essential to sustainable development and water resources management. This paper explores how international law, including a variety of legal regimes from international water law to international environmental and hum...

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Autores principales: Janusz-Pawletta, Barbara, Oravcová, M.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175993
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author Janusz-Pawletta, Barbara
Oravcová, M.
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description Effective engagement of local communities in managing transboundary water basins is essential to sustainable development and water resources management. This paper explores how international law, including a variety of legal regimes from international water law to international environmental and human rights law, shapes public participation on transboundary water resources. A coherent legal framework secures substantive rights to water and supports its implementation via procedural rights: access to information, justice, and participation in decision-making. Using the Ili River shared by China and Kazakhstan as a case study, this article highlights the legal foundations that enable participation, identifies gaps, and suggests that solutions may lie beyond international water law.
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spelling CGSpace1759932025-10-26T12:55:28Z Legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses: the case of the Ili River Janusz-Pawletta, Barbara Oravcová, M. international waters watercourses public participation legal frameworks transboundary waters international law water law local communities rivers Effective engagement of local communities in managing transboundary water basins is essential to sustainable development and water resources management. This paper explores how international law, including a variety of legal regimes from international water law to international environmental and human rights law, shapes public participation on transboundary water resources. A coherent legal framework secures substantive rights to water and supports its implementation via procedural rights: access to information, justice, and participation in decision-making. Using the Ili River shared by China and Kazakhstan as a case study, this article highlights the legal foundations that enable participation, identifies gaps, and suggests that solutions may lie beyond international water law. 2025-07 2025-08-06T05:29:34Z 2025-08-06T05:29:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175993 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Janusz-Pawletta, B.; Oravcová, M. 2025. Legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses: the case of the Ili River. Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law, 1-24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2025.2531659
spellingShingle international waters
watercourses
public participation
legal frameworks
transboundary waters
international law
water law
local communities
rivers
Janusz-Pawletta, Barbara
Oravcová, M.
Legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses: the case of the Ili River
title Legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses: the case of the Ili River
title_full Legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses: the case of the Ili River
title_fullStr Legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses: the case of the Ili River
title_full_unstemmed Legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses: the case of the Ili River
title_short Legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses: the case of the Ili River
title_sort legal foundations for public participation on international watercourses the case of the ili river
topic international waters
watercourses
public participation
legal frameworks
transboundary waters
international law
water law
local communities
rivers
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