Water law and cooperation in the Euphrates-Tigris Region a comparative and interdisciplinary approach

With a special focus on normative questions of water governance in the relations between Iraq, Syria and Turkey, Water Law and Cooperation in the Euphrates-Tigris Region: A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Approach examines different issues of management regarding these shared waters

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kibaroglu, Aysegul
Other Authors: Kirschner, Adele, Mehring, Sigrid, Wolfrum, R�udiger
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden BRILL 2013, 2013
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Collection: Brill Nijhoff E-Books Collections 2009-2014 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Evolution of a Complex Framework in Three StagesChapter Twelve EU Water Law and Its Relevance for the Euphrates and Tigris Region; Part IV International Experience from Other Regions of the World: Comparative Perspectives; Chapter Thirteen Procedural System of Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Aral Sea Basin; Chapter Fourteen The Jordan River: Legal and Institutional Aspects; Chapter Fifteen The Amazon River Basin:Features, History and Legal Framework
  • Lessons to be Learned for the Euphrates and Tigris Region?Chapter Seventeen Sovereignty Revisited-Examining the Rules of International Law that Govern Transboundary Water Resources with a Focus on Upstream/Downstream State Practice-Possible Lessons Learned for the Euphrates-Tigris; Index
  • Overview; Chapter One A Survey of Challenges and Trends in the Context of International Water Law; Chapter Two International Groundwater Law in the Euphrates and Tigris Region; Chapter Three Governing International Watercourses:Implications of the Human Right to Water; Part II The Use of Waters of the Euphrates and Tigris; Chapter Four Transboundary Water Relations in the Euphrates and Tigris Region
  • Legal Status QuoChapter Six Advantages of Marketable Water Rights in the Tigris and Euphrates Basin; Chapter Seven Dams on Euphrates and Tigris: Impact and Regulation Through International Law; Chapter Eight Hydrology; Part III Comparative Analysis of National Water Laws in the Euphrates and Tigris Region and European Union Water Law; Chapter Nine Water Law in Iraq: The Present Model for Water Resources Protection; Chapter Ten Water Management Laws in the Syrian Arab Republic