International Documents

International Agreements

• UN Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses (May 1997) See also: UN Website
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (1994)
• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Done at Ramsar, Iran, 2 February 1971
• Convention Relating to the Development of the Hydraulic Power of International Affecting More Than One State, and Protocol of Signature. Done in Geneva, 9 December 1923
• Convention and Statute on the Regime of Navigable Waterways of International Concern. Done in Barcelona, 20 April 1921

International Declarations and Resolutions

• International Law Commission, Resolution on Confined Transboundary Groundwater, 2 Y.B. Int’l L. Comm’n 135 (1994)
• Resolution 3129 (XXVIII) on Cooperation in the Field of the Environment Concerning Natural Resources Shared by Two of More States. New York, 13 December 1973
• Resolution Concerning the Utilization of Non-Maritime Waters for Purposes Other than Navigation, International Law Institute (1961)
• Madrid Declaration on International Regulations Regarding the Use of International Watercourses for Purposes other than Navigation, Institute of International Law, 24 Annuaire de l'Institut de Droit International (1911)

International Law Association Documents

• International Law Association Berlin Conference 2004: Water Resources Committee Report Dissenting Opinion (9 August 2004)
• The "Berlin Rules": International Law Association Berlin Conference on Water Resources Law (2004)
• Seoul Rules on International Groundwaters, International Law Association (1986)
• Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers, International Law Association (1966)

Other International Documents

• Resolution VIII.40, Guidelines for rendering the use of groundwater compatible with the conservation of wetlands: “Wetlands: water, life and culture." 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) Valencia, Spain, 18-26 November 2002
• General Comment No. 15 (2002), The Right to Water, Substantive Issues Arising in the Implementation of of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, U.N. Economic and Social Council, E/C.12/2000/11 (26 November 2002) (PDF)
• Dublin Statement on the Water and Sustainable Development
• Transboundary Groundwaters: The Bellagio Draft Treaty, available at: 29 Nat. Resources J. 676 (1989) (PDF)
• UN Conference on Environment & Development (Rio de Janeiro/Brazil, June 1992), Chapter 18 - Protection of the Quality and Supply of Freshwater Resources: Application of Integrated Approaches to the Development, Management and Use of Water Resources
• March 2000: Second World Water Forum & Ministerial Conference (World Water Council, Dutch Government, The Hague/The Netherlands, March 2000), Declaration of The Hague
• Alicante Declaration is the action agenda that resulted from the debates held during the celebration of the International Symposium on Groundwater Sustainability (ISGWAS) that was held in Alicante, Spain, on January 23rd-27th, 2006 (PDF)