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Show -119- the requisite supply of water for irrigation on the banks of the Helmand1 . (2) Ecuador-Peru: Zarumilla River, 19^5 An arbitral award rendered by the Chancellery of Brazil ("Aranha formula"), accepted by the two Government's states: Peru undertakes, within three years, to divert a part of the Zarumilla River so that it may run in the old bed, so as to guarantee the necessary aid for the subsistence of the Ecuadorian populations located along its banks, thus ensuring Ecuador the co-dominion over the waters in accordance with international practice. (Trans.) (3) Canada-United States: Air pollution, 19^1 By a Convention of 1935 between the United States and Canada,-' it was agreed to arbitrate certain questions arising out of the operation by a private corporation of a smelter at Train, B.C., near the United States boundary, resulting in the discharge of sulphur dioxide and consequent injury to property in the State of Washington. The tribunal consisted of Charles Warren of Massachusetts, Robert A.E.Greenshields of Quebec, and Jan Frans Hostie of Belgium. By the Convention Canada conceded liability for past injuries, and the tribunal first undertook to assess such damages. With respect to the future the tribunal deemed itself required by the Convention to determine to what extent, if any, the smelter should be required to refrain from causing damage in the State of Washington. The tribunal specifically posed the question whether it was to apply the law of the United States or international law, and concluded that it need not answer the question because the law followed in the United States in dealing with the quasi-sovereign rights of the Spates of the Union, in the matter of air pollution, whilst more definite, is in conformity with the general rules of international law.'* In its discussion of the substantive issue the tribunal said: No case 1« I St. John, Lovett and Smith, Eastern Persia: An Account of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary Commission, 1870-71-72, Appendix B (1876). 2. Informe del Ministro de las Relaciones Exteriores a la Nacion, p. 623 (Quito, 3. U.S. Treaty Ser. 893t ^9 Stat. 32^5, IV Trenwith 4009. k. 35 A.J.I.L. 684,713 (19 |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : |