Management of the Guadiana basin as a case study of cross-border cooperation in the European Union: new perspectives from european environmental law?. (RI §422961)  

Cooperación transfronteriza en el marco de la Unión Europea: el caso de la gestión del río Guadiana. ¿nuevas perspectivas desde el Derecho Europeo del Medio Ambiente - Manuela Mora Ruiz

Este Trabajo pretende abordar el régimen jurídico de la cooperación transfronteriza en el momento actual, en el marco de la Unión Europea y de los Estados partes del Consejo de Europea. En este sentido, se plantea un supuesto específico de cooperación transfronteriza, vinculado a la gestión conjunta entre España y Portugal de la Cuenca Internacional del Río Guadiana, a partir del cual valorar la necesidad de conectar definitivamente el sistema del Consejo de Europa con el Derecho de la Unión Europea. Desde esta perspectiva, la gestión de los recursos naturales requiere de una acción conjunta entre los territorios fronterizos cuya consecuencia última es la necesidad de repensar los instrumentos de cooperación e, incluso, el papel del Derecho Público en el ámbito de la Cooperación.This Paper aims to examine the current legal regime of cross-border cooperation within the framework of the European Union and the Member States of the Council of Europe. In particular, this Paper analyzes the joint management of the international Guadiana River Basin by Spain and Portugal to assess whether it is necessary to link this cross-border cooperation definitively to the Council of Europe system and European Union law. According to this perspective, the management of the natural resources requires joint action along border territories, the consequence of which is the repurposing of the instruments for achieving such cooperation, and even rethinking the role of Public Law in the field of Cooperation.

I. Introducción y contexto del estudio. II. El caso de la gestión del llamado Bajo Guadiana entre España y Portugal: la concurrencia de regímenes jurídicos en la gestión del recurso. III. El escenario actual general para la cooperación transfronteriza. IV. Consideraciones finales: la necesidad de integrar los objetivos ambientales de la Unión Europea en los mecanismos de cooperación transfronteriza.

Palabras clave: Cooperación transfronteriza; gestión integrada; recursos naturales; marco legal.;

This Paper aims to examine the current legal regime of cross-border cooperation within the framework of the European Union and the Member States of the Council of Europe. In particular, this Paper analyzes the joint management of the international Guadiana River Basin by Spain and Portugal to assess whether it is necessary to link this cross-border cooperation definitively to the Council of Europe system and European Union law. According to this perspective, the management of the natural resources requires joint action along border territories, the consequence of which is the repurposing of the instruments for achieving such cooperation, and even rethinking the role of Public Law in the field of Cooperation.

I. Introduction and study context. II. Management of the Guadiana Basin by Spain and Portugal as case law: the concurrence of legal systems. III. The current legal status of cross-border cooperation. IV. Final remarks: the need to integrate European environmental objectives in cross-border cooperation.

Keywords: Cross-border cooperation; integrated management; natural resources; legal framework.;