Water at court
Treaties and commissions settle most disputes over shared water. When they can't, states turn to judges. These ten rulings — from the International Court of Justice and arbitral tribunals — built the modern law of transboundary rivers: the duties to consult, to avoid significant harm, and to share equitably.
Compiled from public judgments and awards of the ICJ and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Summaries are editorial; follow the links for the primary texts.