Water legislation in the Middle East

摘要: Water legislation in the Middle East has a recorded history of four millennia. Since little grows Southwest Asia' without irrigation (save some small areas adequate rainfall), every society which cultivated soil that part world found it necessary to regulate legal relationship between man and man, society; with respect water. is therefore significant terms development East. policy-making instrument hands government intent on mobilizing national water resources fullest degree possible. In today, levels are discernible. Local customs, based principles dating back perhaps earliest antiquity, still dominate relationships many parts area. Principles religious law (or civil-law provisions codes) often provide theoretical superstructure which, more than not, an independent existence overshadowed by ancient customs one hand recent other. East, Ottoman survived, nearly two generations after disintegration Empire, remain important aspect laws. Finally, states area also have legislation, enacted European governments had control region, these attained independence. These new laws may be merely supplementary regulations, designed facilitate execution older rather supersede principles. However, would seem order modern economic development, States must, arrogate themselves sweeping power utilization, conservation resources.