Article I
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Article I is the opening provision of the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty between the United States and Canada, establishing fundamental principles for the shared use and management of boundary waters along their common border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article I canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty article ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
boundary waters ⓘ waters along the United States–Canada border ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple |
equitable use of boundary waters
ⓘ
international cooperation in water management ⓘ prevention of material injury to the other country ⓘ |
| concerns |
international rivers and lakes along the United States–Canada border
ⓘ
transboundary water resources ⓘ |
| dateOfDocument | 1909 ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions under which boundary waters may be diverted
ⓘ
conditions under which boundary waters may be obstructed ⓘ |
| establishes |
fundamental principles for management of boundary waters
ⓘ
fundamental principles for use of boundary waters ⓘ rules for navigation uses of boundary waters ⓘ rules for obstruction and diversion of boundary waters ⓘ rules for power and irrigation uses of boundary waters ⓘ rules for use of boundary waters for domestic and sanitary purposes ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | North America ⓘ |
| governsRelationshipBetween | United States federal authorities and Canadian federal authorities regarding boundary waters ⓘ |
| hasCitationForm |
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
ⓘ
surface form:
Article I of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
|
| hasEffect |
creates binding obligations for Canada regarding boundary waters
ⓘ
creates binding obligations for the United States regarding boundary waters ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionalScope | international boundary between the United States and Canada ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn |
management of boundary waters
ⓘ
shared use of boundary waters ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to prevent disputes over boundary waters between the United States and Canada
ⓘ
to provide a framework for cooperative water management ⓘ |
| hasRank | opening provision of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ |
| influenced | later international watercourse agreements between the United States and Canada ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | international law ⓘ |
| partOf | Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ |
| regulates |
use of boundary waters for domestic purposes
ⓘ
use of boundary waters for irrigation ⓘ use of boundary waters for navigation ⓘ use of boundary waters for power generation ⓘ use of boundary waters for sanitary purposes ⓘ |
| relatedTo | International Joint Commission ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
allocation of water uses between states
ⓘ
environmental protection of boundary waters ⓘ water rights ⓘ |
| treatyPartNumber | Article 1 ⓘ |
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