Article IV
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Article IV is a key provision of the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty between the United States and Canada that governs the use, diversion, and obstruction of shared boundary waters to prevent disputes and protect mutual interests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article IV canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | treaty article ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
avoid conflicts over shared water resources
ⓘ
ensure equitable use of boundary waters ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
shared boundary waters ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfConclusion | 1909 ⓘ |
| governs |
diversion of boundary waters
ⓘ
obstruction of boundary waters ⓘ use of boundary waters ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | boundary waters between the United States and Canada ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
international environmental law
ⓘ
international water law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on the United States and Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ |
| purpose |
prevent disputes over boundary waters
ⓘ
protect mutual interests of the United States and Canada ⓘ |
| relatedTo | International Joint Commission ⓘ |
| setsOut |
conditions for diversion of boundary waters
ⓘ
conditions for obstruction of boundary waters ⓘ rules for works affecting boundary waters ⓘ |
| subject |
international water management
ⓘ
transboundary water use ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.