Compensation for Environmental Damage Caused to Water Bodies: Comparative Analysis of Russian and Egyptian Legal Practice

Abstract

The article provides a comparative analysis of Russian and Egyptian legal practice of compensation for environmental damage to water bodies.Methods. The study used methods of dialectical and systemic analysis to assess legal regulation and protection of relations in identifying environmental damage to water resources, as well as resolving issues of its assessment and compensation in Russia and Egypt.Analysis. The analyzed material identifies typical mechanisms of judicial practice when considering environmental disputes in Egypt and Russia, identifies methods for validating claims, cases of determining the occurrence of harm and calculating the amount of compensation; demonstrated cause-and-effect relationships between unlawful behavior and the resulting negative consequences.Results. Insufficient regulation in the environmental law of Russia and Egypt of the regulatory regulation of compensation for harm resulting from a negative impact on water bodies has been identified. The high importance of environmental law enforcement bodies of Russia and Egypt for supervision is noted, however, their activities are limited to issues of material compensation for damage to water bodies. In Egypt, unlike Russia, organizational and legal structures and insurance funds have been created, the activities of which are aimed at financing the restoration of water bodies.