Some officials did comment that, although it was obvious that public opinion was not in favor of the dams, the questions involved were more technical rather than political so it was not a matter of public opinion. International Water Law, Transboundary Groundwater Resources and the Danube Dam Case. DANUBE DAM CASE BY STEPHEN STEC * The environment is not an abstraction but represents the living space, the quality of life and the very health of human beings, including generations unborn. J. Environ. Draw an arrow to show the direction it flows. The committee formed a strong coalition to review the laws concerning the dam and increased the organizing capacity of the environmental activists. On October 30, 1988, Duna Kör organized over 1,000 people to protest in front of the Budapest Technical University demanding that the government hold a referendum on the continued construction of the dam, which they claimed did not reflect the will of the Hungarian people. Success in achieving specific demands/goals: With the political power of some members of Parliament, the Duna Kör was able to stop the dam project from being carried through. Yoram Eckstein For best results, right-click and select "save as...". A A-Khavari, Danube Dam Case: The World Court and the Development of Environmental Law: Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law [Asia Pac. While the Court addressed the two states' conduct and relations during the dispute, it gave only cursory mention to the environmental concerns presented. * AFSHIN A-KHAVARIt AND DONALD R ROTHWELL: [This article considers the decision of the International Court of Justice in the Case Concerning the Gabdikovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary v Slovakia). For the first thirty years of planning, the repressive politics of the Soviet regime kept dissent to a minimum. The Guardian. The result often has been the degradation of subsurface waters on both sides of political boundaries, and unwittingly, of numerous international surface bodies of water. The two-month stoppage on the work turned into a permanent cancellation of the project in Hungary. The next major setback for the campaign came in 1988, when Lazlo Marothy, Hungarian Minister of Environmental Protection and Water Management made agreements with the Slovak Deputy Premier Stefan Murin to begin the construction of the dam ahead of schedule. International water law is generally applied to disputes between states concerning surface bodies of water crossing international borders. A A-Khavari, Danube Dam Case: The World Court and the Development of Environmental Law: Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law [Asia Pac. February 17, 1989. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at