Abstract

LABORIAS, Alexis Rodrigo. The Controversy over the Waste Dump in the Andean Mountains. A Case Study on International Liability for Transboundary Harm. Anu. Mex. Der. Inter [online]. 2021, vol.21, pp.565-590.  Epub Jan 21, 2022. ISSN 1870-4654.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24487872e.2021.21.15603.

The article analyzes the controversy between Argentina and Chile, following the discovery of a waste dump in the Andes Mountains, originated in the activity of a Chilean mining company, which threw the disused material into Argentine territory. This dispute is studied in the light of the rules on international liability and taking into account the dispute resolution mechanisms to which States resort in the face of a transboundary harm event.

Keywords : international liability; internationally wrongful acts; prevention of transboundary harm; liability for transboundary pollution; pacific settlement of disputes.

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