James Fry and Maria Jose Alarcon
Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law
Published online: September 2025
Abstract: The jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice consistently focuses on the ‘community of interest of riparian states’ when resolving its international water disputes, including those disputes of a bilateral nature. Contrary to the beliefs of some scholars, global community interests also do not feature in these cases. Using as its foundation a population census of all international water disputes before the ICJ, this article maps out how this court and its predecessor have handled these types of disputes. It suggests that non-global, riparian community interests prevail with these disputes.
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