Boundaries of benefit sharing: interpretation and application of substantive rules in the Lake Malawi/Niassa/Nyasa sub?basin of the Zambezi Watercourse

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dc.contributor.authorFatch, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorBolding, Alex
dc.contributor.authorSwatuk, Larry A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-11T07:25:13Z
dc.date.available2023-04-11T07:25:13Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractquestions regarding how riparian states determine �who gets what, where, and why� in a shared watercourse. To facilitate peaceful coexistence, substantive rules��equitable and reasonable utilisation (ERU)� and �the duty to prevent the causing of significant harm�� define rights and responsibilities of riparian states in the utilisation of shared watercourses. The duty of riparian states to cooperate, as a principle of international law, plays an important part in realising these substantive rules. This article critically reflects on the principles underlying transboundary water management by focusing on the interpretation and application of substantive rules in the Lake Malawi/Niassa/Nyasa sub-basin of the Zambezi River Basin in Southern Africa. The case study demonstrates how interpretation and application of international water law are generally in line with customary practices, but are subject to highly localised decision contexts which challenge Southern African Development Community (SADC) attempts to establish a firm legal foundation upon which to guide access, use and management across the region�s shared river basins.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFatch, J. et al. (2023). Boundaries of benefit sharing: interpretation and application of substantive rules in the Lake Malawi/Niassa/Nyasa sub?basin of the Zambezi Watercourse. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 23, 77�97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-022-09585-4en_US
dc.identifier.issn1573-1553
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-022-09585-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/8724
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectInternational water lawen_US
dc.subjectCustomary international lawen_US
dc.subjectTransboundary water lawen_US
dc.subjectWater resources managementen_US
dc.subjectSouthern Africaen_US
dc.titleBoundaries of benefit sharing: interpretation and application of substantive rules in the Lake Malawi/Niassa/Nyasa sub?basin of the Zambezi Watercourseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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