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Taylor, Robert A.. International Law and Proposed Energy Development in the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine Region: Liability for Transboundary Pollution Damage and State Responsibility. (Working Paper 4). Marine Law Institute. May 1984. 95 pp.

This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The United States and Canada resolve problems and differences between them through a variety of mechanisms: ad hoc consultations, formal negotiations, arbitration and judicial settlement, and referral for decision or recommendation to special joint bodies such as bilateral commissions. Each of these mechanisms draws to a varying degree on a body of principles and standards of international law governing the behavior of nations. This working paper examines these principles and their potential applicability to United States - Canadian coastal energy developments affecting the transboundary region of the Bay of Fundy - Gulf of Maine System. The areas explored include international law of the environment and transfrontier pollution, rules for the use of international watercourses, and general principles of state responsibility. The paper’s main focus is on the content of the relevant rules and principles and then upon their potential application to the area under study.

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