Oil and Gas in the Disputed Kurdish Territories: Jurisprudence, Regional Minorities and Natural Resources...

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Rex J. Zedalis (University of Tulsa, USA)

Oil and Gas in the Disputed Kurdish Territories

Jurisprudence, Regional Minorities and Natural Resources in a Federal System

Rex J. Zedalis (University of Tulsa, USA)

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English

Routledge
10 May 2012

Politics & government; International trade; Gas industries; Petroleum & oil industries; Commercial law

Much of Iraq's considerable oil and gas reserves are thought to lie in the areas of northern Iraq claimed by the Kurds. Some of this area is under the control of Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) but much of the oil and gas is in disputed territories. The question of authority over these oil and gas reserves is important not only to the international energy companies with negotiated agreements with the KRG for the exploitation of these resources, but also because the issue is a major factor in the relations between the central government in Baghdad and the KRG regional authorities undermining the prospect for a unified Iraq. This book examines the historical and contextual background to the oil and gas in the Kurdish territories placing particular emphasis on the reserves situated in the provinces disputed with the central government. The book examines the legal basis of the current dispute looking at the relevant legislation including the Iraqi federal constitution, the KRG's own constitution and extant contracts with international oil companies. It also considers the developing international law on traditional peoples and their claims to natural resources. The book connects the legal questions which form the basis of this dispute and considers the larger issues of access to natural resources, as well as the place of regional minorities in federal systems. The book offers a critical assessment of the existing law as well as current efforts to address the Kurdish oil and gas controversy, especially from the perspective of federal systems.

By: Rex J. Zedalis (University of Tulsa USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9780415505291
ISBN 10: 0415505291
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 10 May 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rex J. Zedalis is Phyllis Hurley Frey Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa, USA.