esjlEurasian Scientific Journal of LawEurasian Scientific Journal of Law2959-41972959-4200Университет «Туран»10.46914/2959-4197-2026-1-3-300-310esjl-901Research ArticleМЕЖДУНАРОДНОЕ И СРАВНИТЕЛЬНОЕ ПРАВОINTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAWМеханизмы урегулирования международно-правовых споров при использовании трансграничных водных ресурсовMechanisms for the settlement of international legal disputes over the use of transboundary water resourcehttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-8643-0724СарсекуловК. К.SarsekulovK. K.

докторант

г. Алматы

PhD student

Almaty

kuanyshsarsekulov@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8637-8391ЗебекЕ.ZebekE.

д.б.н., профессор

г. Ольштын

D.Sc. (Biology), professor

Olsztyn

ezebek@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5326-6302ЖайлауЖ.ZhailauZh.

к.ю.н., доцент

г. Алматы

c.l.s, associate professor

Almaty

zhan1831@bk.ruhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-7932-4799УзакбаеваА. Б.UzakbayevaA. B.

к.ю.н., доцент

г. Костанай

c.l.s, associate professor

Kostanay

ms.rabbota2016@mail.ruКазахский национальный им. аль-ФарабиКазахстанAl-Farabi National UniversityKazakhstanВарминьско-Мазурский университетПольшаUniversity of Warmia MazuryPolandАлматинский гуманитарно-экономический университетКазахстанAlmaty Humanitarian-Economic UniversityKazakhstanКостанайский социально-технический университет им. академика АлдамжараКазахстанKostanay and Technical named after Academician AldamzhaKazakhstan20261809202603(16)300310Copyright © Сарсекулов К.К., Зебек Е., Жайлау Ж., Узакбаева А.Б., 20262026Сарсекулов К.К., Зебек Е., Жайлау Ж., Узакбаева А.Б.Sarsekulov K.K., Zebek E., Zhailau Z., Uzakbayeva A.B.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://esjl.turan-edu.kz/jour/article/view/901

Эффективное использование и охрана трансграничных водных ресурсов – приоритетное направление международно-правового регулирования, обусловленное взаимозависимостью экологических, экономических и социальных интересов государств. Данная проблематика критична для Казахстана, учитывая формирование значительной части водного стока страны на территории сопредельных государств. Цель исследования заключается в систематизации международно-правовых механизмов урегулирования трансграничных водных споров и разработке рекомендаций по их эффективному применению в водной дипломатии Республики Казахстан. Научная и практическая значимость работы определяется рассмотрением разрешения споров как целостной системы предупреждения, согласования и институционального управления. Методологический инструментарий включает формально-юридический, сравнительно-правовой, доктринальный, институциональный и системно-структурный методы, с помощью которых проведен сопоставительный анализ международных конвенций и водного законодательства Республики Казахстан. В результате обоснована многоуровневая модель урегулирования, охватывающая обмен информацией, предварительное уведомление, совместный мониторинг, переговоры, межгосударственные комиссии, медиацию, установление фактов, а также арбитражное и судебное разбирательство. Ценность исследования состоит в концептуальном обосновании перехода от реактивного урегулирования водных споров к их предупреждению и устойчивому институциональному управлению.

Effective use and protection of transboundary water resources is a priority area of international legal regulation due to the interdependence of environmental, economic and social interests of States. This issue is critical for Kazakhstan, given the formation of a significant part of the country’s water runoff on the territory of neighboring states. The purpose of the study is to systematize international legal mechanisms for the settlement of transboundary water disputes and to develop recommendations for their effective application in the water diplomacy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The scientific and practical significance of the work is determined by the consideration of dispute resolution as an integrated system of prevention, coordination and institutional management. The methodological tools include formal-legal, comparative-legal, doctrinal, institutional and system-structural methods, which are used to conduct a comparative analysis of international conventions and water legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As a result, a multi-level settlement model has been substantiated, covering information exchange, prior notification, joint monitoring, negotiations, interstate commissions, mediation, fact-finding, as well as arbitration and judicial proceedings. The value of the research lies in the conceptual justification of the transition from the reactive settlement of water disputes to their prevention and sustainable institutional management.

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