Abbreviations
AMCOW
African Ministers’ Council on Water
Art.
Article
CAN
Community of Andean States
CIS
Common Implementation Strategy
ECJ
European Court of Justice
ECLI
European Case Law Identifier
ECR
European Court Reports
EEA
European Environment Agency
EEC
European Economic Community
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
EP
European Parliament
EU
European Union
GWP
Global Water Partnership
IBWC
International Boundary and Water Commission (Mexico/USA)
ICJ
International Court of Justice
ICPDR
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
ICPER
International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe River
ICPO
International Commission for the Protection of the Oder
ICPR
International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
IIL
Institute of International Law
IJC
International Joint Commission (Canada/USA)
ILA
International Law Association
MERCOSUR Southern Common Market
MOP
Meeting of the Parties
NGO
Non-governmental organisation
OAS
Organisation of American States
OECD
Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development
PCIJ
Permanent Court of International Justice
RBO
River basin organisation
RIAA
Reports of International Arbitral Awards
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