International Law and the Resolution of Central and East European

Acknowledgements Table of Cases Table of Major Treaties and International Instruments List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTES FROM THE BALTIC SEA TO THE BLACK SEA The Northern Tier: Polluting the Baltic Sea, Dark Clouds Over the Baltic Triangle and Silesian Coals Basin, and East Meets West in Temelín The Southern Tier: Cleaning Up After the Soviets, Dumping in the Danube, Dueling Nuclear Power Plants, and Suffocating the Black Sea PART II: USING INTERNATIONAL LAW TO RESOLVE THE SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN DISPUTE CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE GABCIKOVO-NAGYMAROS PROJECT The Dispute Formation Phase: Soviet Inspired Designs to Harness the Power of the Danube and Post-transformation Second Thoughts The Pre-resolution Phase: Enter Sub-state Actors, Third Parties and International Law The Resolution Phase: Making the Case to the International Court of Justice The Implementation Phase: Back to the Negotiating Table, and Maybe Back to the Court PART III: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW The Regime of International Law: Its Nature and Function Influencing the Utilization of International Law: Non-state Actors, Situational Circumstances, and Factors of Functionality PART IV: PROSPECTS FOR AN INCREASING ROLE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW IN PROMOTING CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION Gauging the Operability of International Law: the Evolving Circumstances Predicting the Future: an Increasing Role for International Law? Conclusions Index