GW Law Professor Sean D. Murphy has been appointed by the President of the World Bank to serve as the Chairman of a Court of Arbitration in a case filed by Pakistan against India. The case concerns whether the design features of two Indian hydroelectric power plants, which sit upstream from waters that flow into Pakistan, are inconsistent with the terms of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between the two countries. The Indus Waters Treaty allows disputes to be resolved before a seven-arbitrator Court of Arbitration.
"It is a great honor to be selected to serve as Chair of the Court of Arbitration. I expect the Court to address the matters at hand fairly, carefully, and in strict compliance with the rights and obligations undertaken by the Parties when ratifying the Indus Waters Treaty," said Professor Murphy.