Water law and cooperation in the Euphrates-Tigris region : a comparative and interdisciplinary approach / edited by Aysegül Kibaroglu, Adele J. Kirschner, Sigrid Mehring, Rüdiger Wolfrum.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Kibaroğlu, Ayșegül, editor.

Kirschner, Adele J., editor.

Mehring, Sigrid, editor.

Wolfrum, Rüdiger, editor.

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Conference Name:

Advancing Cooperation in the Euphrates and Tigris Region (Conference) (2013: Okan University)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Law and legislation--Euphrates River Watershed--Congresses.

Water resources development.

Water resources development--Law and legislation--Tigris River Watershed--Congresses.

Water resources development--Law and legislation.

Euphrates River Watershed--International status.

Euphrates River Watershed.

Tigris River Watershed--International status.

Tigris River Watershed.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxx, 407 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2013.

Contents:

A survey of challenges and trends in the context of international water law / Rudiger Wolfrum and Adele J. Kirschner

International groundwater law in the Euphrates and Tigris region / Kerstin Mechlem

Governing international watercourses : implications of the human right to water / Pierre Thielborger

Transboundary water relations in the Euphrates and Tigris region / Aysegul Kibaroglu

Sharing and protecting the euphrates and tigris : legal status quo / Adele J. Kirschner and Katrin Tiroch

Advantages of marketable water rights in the Ttigris and Euphrates basin / Evin Wick

Dams on Euphrates and Tigris : impact and regulation through international law / Nicolas Bremer

Hydrology / Johannes Cullmann

Water law in Iraq : the present model for water resources protection / Yadgar Kamal Ahmmad

Water management laws in the Syrian Arab Republic / Rana Kharouf-Gaudig

Legal context in water management policy in Turkey : evolution of a complex framework in three stages / Vakur Sumer

EU water law and its relevance for the Euphrates and Tigris region / Ulrich Beyerlin

Procedural system of transboundary water cooperation in the Aral Sea basin / Dinara Ziganshina

The Jordan River : legal and institutional aspects / Marwan Haddad

The Amazon River Basin : features, history and legal framework / Lilian del Castillo-Laborde

International cooperation to protect the Rhine River : lessons to be learned for the Euphrates and Tigris region? / Katrin Tiroch

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 / Patricia Wouters.

Notes:

Papers based on conference "Advancing cooperation in the Euphrates and Tigris region: institutional development and -- multidisciplinary perspectives" held in the premises of Okan University in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2012--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

9789004258341

9004258345

OCLC:

853313589