Overview
- Comprehensive legal assessment of existing treaty law on the Nile
- Analysis of the 2010 Cooperative Framework Agreement for the Nile with recommendations for amendment
- Significant contribution to the concretization of the principle of equitable and reasonable utilization, through its application to the Nile
- Review and weighing of factors and circumstances relevant for determining equitable and reasonable utilization of the Nile
- Update on the current state of international water law, valuable for academics and practitioners alike
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Summary and Outlook
Keywords
- Transboundary cooperation on the Nile
- 2010 Cooperative Framework Agreement
- Nile treaties
- South Sudan State Succession
- UN Watercourses Convention
- Principle of equitable and reasonable utilisation
- 1959 Nile Agreement
- International Watercourses Law in the Nile basin
- Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
- water policy
About this book
The book provides a comprehensive assessment of the law governing the use and management of the Nile and considers, more broadly, how international water law can guide the development of a legal and institutional framework for cooperation over shared freshwater resources. It defines the current state of international water law and discusses the content of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses. On this basis, it assesses the Nile water treaties and the 2010 Cooperative Framework Agreement for the Nile, and examines their compliance with international law, with a specific focus on the legal consequences of South Sudan's secession from Sudan. Moreover, the book recommends important amendments to the 2010 Agreement. Building on these recommendations, it addresses the implementation of the principle of equitable and reasonable use regarding the Nile, illustrating the extent to which the principle can provide a conceptual framework for regulating water use. The book is a valuable resource for academics and practitioners alike as it combines legal assessment with a discussion of how international water law principles can be implemented in practice.
Reviews
“A true must-read for anyone interested in the developing Nile River legal and institutional regime and in how to implement international water law principles and guidance at the transboundary river basin level. Most notably, the book operationalizes the principle of equitable use and applies it to the Nile, pointing the way forward for the cooperative management of the river’s resources.” (Stefano Burchi, Chairman of the Executive Council, International Association for Water Law (AIDA))
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nile Water Rights
Book Subtitle: An International Law Perspective
Authors: Philine Wehling
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60796-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-60795-4Published: 26 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-60798-5Published: 26 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-60796-1Published: 25 June 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 319
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Environmental Law, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice