Monday, September 29, 2014

Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Nile

The Chicago Journal of International Law published in its Summer 2014 edition an article titled "Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Nile: The Economics of International Water Law" by Daniel Abebe, University of Chicago Law School. 

The article argues that an economics approach focusing on state preferences and incentives for compliance with international law in a world without a central enforcement mechanism will better illuminate the obstacles that Egypt and Ethiopia face and the likelihood of legal resolution of the conflict.