Annexes
Case
9
Ta’izz:
Quaradha
and
Al
Marzuaah
village
Parties
Qurada
village
versus
Marzooh
village
Conflict
The
conflict
is
about
the
share
of
water
produced
by
springs,
with
the
two
villages
located
on
each
side
of
the
wadi.
An
assigned
government
committee
ruled
on
the
division
of
the
water
that
was
saved
in
special
tanks,
but
Quradha
village
refused
to
acknowledge
this
ruling
on
several
occasions.
After
2011,
the
Quradha
villagers
decided
to
take
control
of
the
springs
and
divert
the
tankwater
to
their
side,
leaving
the
people
of
Marzooh
village
without
tankwater.
Applicable
local
traditional
and
customary
law
Traditional
rights
regarding
ownership
of
the
springs
in
the
wadi,
rights
are
claimed
to
be
from
over
400
years
ago
Formal
law
No
use
of
any
kind
formal
law
could
be
identified
(Judicial)
measures
taken
Mediations
by
local
tribal
sheiks
of
Bani
Sehaam,
as
both
villages
are
part
of
this
greater
tribal
community.
They
tried
to
solve
the
conflict
through
a
customary
law
process
of
arbitration,
but
it
failed
as
Shakik
rejected
the
verdict.
Outcomes
There
is
no
outcome
yet,
despite
the
intervenience
of
the
governor
of
Ta’izz
and
some
local
sheiks,
who
tried
to
allocate
the
springs
in
a
more
equal
matter.
This
did
not
solve
the
problem.
In
2014
a
committee
was
formed
under
presidential
decree
to
investigate
the
problem
and
make
recommendations
for
ending
it.
A
ruling
was
made,
stating
continuation
of
the
situation
before
2011,
with
again
a
clear
distribution
of
the
water
from
the
springs.
Remaining
(judicial)
problems
-
There
is
no
clear
applicable
law
-
There
is
no
agreement
on
the
applicable
rules
-
Since
2011,
there
is
a
total
absence
of
enforcement
of
law
and
government
control
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