An analysis of Turkey’s water diplomacy and its evolving position vis-à-vis international water law

Water International

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 153-167

  Kibaroglu, Aysegül ^a  

^a MEF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

international water law; transboundary water policy; Turkey; UN Watercourses Convention; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919646123     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2014.978971     Document Type: Article

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