Article VII

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Article VII is a provision of the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty that establishes the International Joint Commission’s authority and procedures for resolving disputes and managing shared waters between the United States and Canada.

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instanceOf treaty article
appliesTo Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
bindingOn Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada

United States government
surface form: Government of the United States
dateOfConclusion 1909
defines authority of the International Joint Commission
procedures of the International Joint Commission
establishes International Joint Commission
field international environmental law
international water law
public international law
governs investigation of transboundary water issues
reference procedures to the International Joint Commission
use of boundary waters between the United States and Canada
hasLanguage English
French
hasLegalStatus in force
hasPurpose to provide a mechanism for resolving disputes over boundary waters
to regulate uses of shared waters between the United States and Canada
legalBasisFor International Joint Commission jurisdiction over boundary waters
binational management of shared waters
locatedInDocument Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
surface form: Treaty between the United States and Great Britain relating to boundary waters and questions arising between the United States and Canada
partOf Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
relatesTo boundary waters
dispute resolution
transboundary water management
specifies conditions for submitting questions to the International Joint Commission
procedures for joint examination of water-related disputes
process for making recommendations on boundary water issues

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