The Nile Water Dispute – International Legal Aspects

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201205.051How to use a DOI?

Keywords

international water law, Nile water dispute, Equitable Utilization, No harm rule, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Foreclosure of future uses

Abstract

For millennia, the Nile has been the cradle of civilizations and an object of fierce hydro political competitions. Furthermore, the lack of an inclusive legal framework has made it one of the contemporary hotspots of the globe at risk of a water war. In recent years, the construction project of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has put the spotlight back on the delicate issues of the Nile river water management and strained relations between its three largest riparian States (Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia). Beyond the diplomatic crisis, the construction of the GERD challenges the legal status quo that has prevailed in the Nile Basin for generations. This article aims to analyze the current legal framework governing the Nile waters, its relevance in International Water Law, as well as the legal guarantees it provides to both downstream states early developers and upstream states late developer in ensuring a mutually beneficial utilization of the shared watercourse.

Copyright

© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Ernest Cece Peguita
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/07
TI  - The Nile Water Dispute – International Legal Aspects
BT  - Proceedings of the XIV European-Asian Law Congress "The Value of Law" (EAC-LAW 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 292
EP  - 298
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201205.051
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201205.051
ID  - Peguita2020
ER  -