Indus Waters Kishenganga Arbitration

Abstract

Arbitration — Provisional measures of protection — Court of Arbitration — Indus Waters Treaty, 1960 — Power of Court to order measures if necessary to avoid prejudice to final solution — Criteria — Whether party seeking measures required to demonstrate urgency and risk of irreparable harm — Relevance of criteria identified by International Court of Justice

Rivers — Legal regulation — Indus Waters Treaty, 1960 — Possible diversion of waters — Arbitration — Court of Arbitration — Provisional measures — Kishenganga Hydro-Electric Project