Egypt's Choice : From the Nile Basin Treaty to the Cooperative Framework Agreement, an International Legal Analysis

Egypt’s position on the Nile Basin Agreement is at a legal crossroads. It steadfastly refuses to sign the Agreement, which established a new multilateral system for apportioning the river’s water and economic benefit among the ten states that are part of the basin region. Instead, Egypt prefers status quo policies — a series of antiquated bilateral treaties that violate customary international water law. By refusing to ratify the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (“CFA”), Egypt ignores trends in international water law towards multiparty basin management