POLI 359 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pacta Sunt Servanda, Peremptory Norm, Nagymaros
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1977 - case originally risen by hungarian people"s republic and czechoslovak people"s republic: treaty concerning the construction and operation of the gabcikovo-nagymaros system of locks, treaty entered into force in 1978. Provided for the construction and operation of a system of locks by the parties as a. System designed to attain the broad utilization of the natural resources of the bratislava- Promote development of water resources, energy, transport, agriculture, and other sectors of the national economy. Aimed at the production of hydroelectricity: improvement of navigation on the relevant section of the danube, protection of the areas along the banks against flooding. Treaty stated the parties must ensure the quality of water in the danube was not impaired as a result of the project. That project was in compliance with the obligations for the protection of nature: sector of the danube concerned: 200 km between bratislava in slovakia and budapest in hungary: treaty provided for.