Hydro-hegemony and international water law: Laying claims to water rights

Water Policy

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 89-102

  Daoudy, Marwa ^a  

^a GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Euphrates; GAP; International water law; Iraq; Power; Rights; Syria; Tigris; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249108226     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2008.204     Document Type: Review

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