Trail Smelter arbitration decision

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf international arbitration decision
gptkbp:arbitrationTribunal gptkb:International_Joint_Commission
gptkbp:citation United Nations reports
ICJ cases
international environmental law cases
gptkbp:date 1941
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trail Smelter arbitration decision
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Trail,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:principle state responsibility for transboundary harm
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Trail_Smelter_dispute
sovereignty
pollution control
customary international law
environmental liability
cross-border environmental disputes
duty to prevent harm
gptkbp:result Canada required to pay damages to the United States
gptkbp:significance precedent in international environmental law
gptkbp:subject transboundary pollution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trail_Smelter_dispute
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7