The Legal Implications for the Navigation Development of Bystroye Channel

On May 11, 2004, Ukraine began the construction of the Danube - Black Sea Channel (Chilia and Bystroe river branch in the Danube Delta). The project, which had economic, political and even military interests, has been questioned since the formation of national and international environmental organizations (of both countries), which are likely to cause significant negative transboundary impact on the Danube Delta ecosystem. We conclude that, in defiance of the bilateralagreements with the Romanian and the international ones, Ukraine continued its works to complete the project, applying the policy of the complete fact. In this document we intend to highlight anumber of legal implications of the problem and the current international context as well, favorable for directing the demarche to a correct resolution.