6.2 Consultation, co-operation and communication : An increasingly common provision in international conventions on the environment requires states to co-operate with other states likely to suffer environmental risks from proposed activities. In the Lac Lanoux Arbitration Spain complained that France had violated a treaty by diverting a river which flowed through the territory of both states. Although the tribunal found no Although the Trail Smelter Arbitration illustrates that the discharge of toxic or other harmful substances in such a way as to cause harm on or to neighbouring

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6.2 Consultation, co-operation and communication

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An increasingly common provision in international conventions on the environment requires states to co-operate with other states likely to suffer environmental risks from proposed activities. In the Lac Lanoux Arbitration Spain complained that France had violated a treaty by diverting a river which flowed through the territory of both states. Although the tribunal found no Although the Trail Smelter Arbitration illustrates that the discharge of toxic or other harmful substances in such a way as to cause harm on or to neighbouring

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18.6.2 Consultation, co-operation and communication An increasingly common provision in international conventions on the environment requires states to co-operate with other states likely to suffer environmental risks from proposed activities. In the Lac Lanoux Arbitration25 Spain complained that France had violated a treaty by diverting a river which flowed through the territory of both states. Although the tribunal found no treaty violation it affirmed the requirement of prior notice and consultation: