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Title:	Addressing conflicts over non-navigational uses of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
Authors:	Saad Abbas Kadhim (P91921)
Supervisor:	Rasyikah Md. Khalid, Associate Professor Dr.
Keywords:	Public International Law Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	Sep-2020
Description:	Addressing conflicts in international watercourses is surrounded with many complexities as it is closely related to substantive needs of people in riparian states. In particular, conflict exists between the upstream and downstream states on the Tigris and Euphrates river basin: Turkey, Syria and Iraq. There are many legal, political, theoretical and technical dimensions in the disagreement between them, notably whether both Tigris and Euphrates rivers have international status and form two separated basins. Turkey continues to argue that it has an absolute territorial sovereignty over both Tigris and Euphrates river basin and regard it as one basin, despite constant objections from Syria and Iraq. This becomes the main challenge in concluding a trilateral agreement among the riparian states and to manage the rivers according to the international water law. This research analyzes the legal and theoretical aspect of the conflict in the Tigris and Euphrates. Towards this end, this research uses qualitative legal approach in analyzing international rules on non-navigation uses of international water courses. Comparative analysis of conflict resolution in other international water courses including the Mekong river basin as well as the Rhine and Danube river basin. This is pertinent to appreciate the legal and theoretical relation to the Tigris and Euphrates conflict. The study finds that institutionalization based on a tripartite agreement mirrors a reliable proactive way to manage and contain the conflict. This must be based upon the customary roots of the UN Convention on the Non-Navigational Uses of the International Watercourses 1997 (UNWC) which are grounded upon the principles of equitable and reasonable utilization, prior notification and no-harm rule. Thus, an international steering committee must be created and hosted by the UN. The UN status will boost the established committee to mitigate conflicts neutrally and according to the established rules of international water law. This will significantly contribute in expanding the legal adoption of UNWC and ensure water security and sustainability for both upstream and downstream states in the Tigris and Euphrates river basin.,Certification of Doctoral Thesis" is not available.
Pages:	261
Call Number:	C74.SAA 2020 2 tesis
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Law / Fakulti Undang-undang

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