Mesopotamia: A history of water and law

The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 21-36

  Kornfeld, Itzchak E ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arbitration; liability; mediation; Mesopotamia; water law

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890202261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9867-3_2     Document Type: Chapter

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