The Shatt Al-Arab dispute: A legal study.

Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 243, [4] p., maps. The Shatt Al-Arab dispute: A legal study. This is a historical, political and legal study of the Shan al-Arab dispute between the government of Iran and the Republic of Iraq, a dispute which has not received the international attention it deserves, while it is a perpetual threat to peace in this area of the Middle East. The Iranian government claims that the Shaft al- Arab is a border ever between the two states and, being a navigable river, it should be divided between Iraq and Iran according to the Thalweg line. This claim has always been unacceptable to Iraq, and not in accordance its the historical facts. Dr Khalid al- Izzi has attempted to study this dispute as objectively s possible, relying upon Iraqi as well as Iranian sources. As a lawyer, the author hopes that his work may help in solving this dis-ute which has for so long marred relations between these two Islamic countries. Those who are interested in the study of Arab- Persian relations will !so find this book useful and stimulating. Mainly contents: Part I. History of the Conflict: 1. Perso-Ottoman Relations prior to the First World Wa (The Peace Treaty of 1639 - The Constantinople Protocol of 1913); 2. The Dispute between the two World Wars; 3. The Dispute after the Second World War; Part II. The Problem: 4. the Shatt al-Arab Dispute; 5. Other Legal Aspects of the Conflict; 6. Concluding Remarks; 7. Conclusions and Outlook. Part III. The Iraqi-Iranian War: 8. Iraqi-Iranian Relations after the 17/30 July 1968 Revolution; Documents; Selected Bibliography, Maps.