Right from the start, Maismy-Mary Fleurant emphasizes that the Massacre River is an international watercourse and serves as the border between the Republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. From a legal standpoint, he points out that this shared water resource is subject to general principles of international law, particularly those of the 1997 Convention, even though neither of the two states has ratified it.
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