Israel: The evolution of water law and policy

The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 121-137

  Laster, Richard ^a   Livney, Dan ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Laster and Gouldman Law Offices ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Middle East; water; water law; water policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881863621     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9867-3_8     Document Type: Chapter

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