Water Law and Cooperation in the Euphrates-Tigris Region

Ayşegül Kibaroğlu, Ph.D. (1998), Bilkent University, is professor at the International Relations Department at Okan University Istanbul. Previously she was Vice Chair of the Department of International Relations at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara. Dr. Kibaroğlu has published extensively on the politics of water resources with an emphasis on the Euphrates Tigris river basin including a book entitled Building a Regime for the Waters of the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin (Kluwer 2002).Adele J. Kirschner studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland. She worked as a research fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg and was a member of the Institute’s project team on “Water Conflicts in International Law”. She now works for Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law and is writing her Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg.Sigrid Mehring studied law at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands and McGill University, Montréal, Canada. She worked as a research fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg and is currently legal advisor on the right to health at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for International Cooperation, GIZ).Rüdiger Wolfrum, em. Dr. Dr. h.c., was Professor of National and International Public Law at the Universities of Mainz (1982), Kiel (1982–1993) and Heidelberg (1993-2012). He was also Director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (1993-2012). In 1996 he was appointed as Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and served as president from 2005 to 2008. He has published extensively in various fields of international law.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsNotes on the ContributorsPart I: International Water Law: OverviewChapter 1: A Survey of Challenges and Trends in the Context of International Water Law Rüdiger Wolfrum / Adele J. KirschnerChapter 2: International Groundwater Law in the Euphrates and Tigris RegionKerstin Mechlem Chapter 3: Governing International Watercourses: Implications of the Human Right to WaterPierre ThielbörgerPart II: The Use of Waters of the Euphrates and Tigris Chapter 4: Transboundary Water Relations in the Euphrates and Tigris RegionAysegül KibarogluChapter 5: Sharing and Protecting the Euphrates and Tigris: Legal Status Quo Adele J. Kirschner / Katrin TirochChapter 6: Advantages of Marketable Water Rights in the Euphrates and Tigris Basin Evin WickChapter 7: Dams on Euphrates and Tigris: Impact and Regulation Through International LawNicolas BremerChapter 8: HydrologyDr. Johannes Cullmann Part III: Comparative Analysis of National Water Laws in the Euphrates and Tigris Region and European Union Water LawChapter 9: Water Law in Iraq: The Present Model for Water Resources ProtectionYadgar Kamal Ahmmad Chapter Chapter 10: Water Management Laws in the Syrian Arab Republic Rana Kharouf-GaudigChapter 11: Legal Context in Water Management Policy in Turkey: Evolution of a Complex Framework in Three StagesVakur Sümer Chapter 12: EU Water Law and its Relevance for the Euphrates and Tigris RegionUlrich BeyerlinPart IV: International Experience from other Regions of the World: Comparative PerspectivesChapter 13: Procedural System of Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Aral Sea BasinDinara Ziganshina Chapter 14: The Jordan River: Legal and Institutional AspectsMarwan Haddad Chapter 15: The Amazon River Basin: Features, History and Legal FrameworkLilian Del Castillo-Laborde Chapter 16: International Cooperation to Protect the Rhine River: Lessons to be Learnt for the Euphrates and Tigris Region?Katrin Tiroch Chapter 17: 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-TigrisPatricia WoutersIndex