Joint Commission on the Tisza Basin

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Joint Commission on the Tisza Basin



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Described as:

– river basin organization
– formal commission







The bilateral commission was established 1994 and is based upon the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Slovak Republic on the Questions of Water Management in Frontier Waters. It covers the Tisza River and includes Slovakia and Ukraine.

Relevant Water Law Principles

International water law principles mentioned in legally relevant documents to this organization include: obligation to cooperate and Helsinki Rules.[1]

Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

Any difference in interpretation or implementation of this initiative shall be resolved by means of discussion between the ministries The first instance of a dispute between parties is resolved bilaterally between disputing parties through negotiation without RBO involvement.[1]

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Schmeir, Susanne. International River Basin Organization Database. Oregon State University Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Accessed online April 30 2014. http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu/research/RBO/index.html

External Links

  • International River Basin Organization database — The International RBO Database was created by Susanne Schmeir as part of her PhD research and has been incorporated into the resources hosted by the Transboundary Freshwater Disputes Database at Oregon State University. It is available in a queryable online form, data download.

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