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Intro -- Contents -- In memory of Ms. Fadia Daibes Murad (1966-2009) -- in recognition of the courage, rigor and dynamic intellect with which she advocated both for fairness in access to shared water resources, and for gender equity in Palestine and the Middle East. May future scholars continue to be inspired by her memory. -- The Ilisu Dam and Its Impact on the Mesopotamian Marshes of Iraq: Implications for the Future Directions of International Water Law -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction: Our Stake in Eden -- 2 Eden in the Anthropocene -- 3 The Tigris Euphrates River Basin -- 3.1 The Water of the Tigris Euphrates River Basin -- 3.1.1 The Hydro-Geography of the Tigris Euphrates River Basin -- 3.1.2 The Rivers -- 3.1.3 Climate -- 3.2 Early History of Water Use -- 4 The Mesopotamian Marshes -- 4.1 Physical Characteristics -- 4.2 A Catalogue of Water Problems -- 4.2.1 Drought -- 4.2.2 Poor Water Management and Infrastructure -- 4.2.3 Deliberate Destruction -- 4.2.4 Iran's Manipulation of Tributary Flows -- 4.3 Global Responsibility -- 5 Water Projects Affecting the Tigris Euphrates Basin -- 5.1 Iraq -- 5.2 Syria -- 5.3 Turkey -- 5.3.1 Turkey's Ilisu Dam -- 6 The Law -- 6.1 Outdated and Inequitable Approaches to Resource Allocation -- 6.2 Limited Territorial Sovereignty and the Community of Interests -- 6.3 International Agreements Affecting the Tigris -- 6.3.1 Colonial Era Agreements -- 6.3.2 Post-World War II Agreements -- 6.3.3 The Helsinki Rules -- 6.3.4 The UN Watercourses Convention -- 6.3.4.1 The Ilisu Dam in Light of the Convention -- 6.4 Fundamental Norms and Obligations -- 6.4.1 Equitable and Reasonable Utilization of an International Watercourse -- 6.4.3 The Obligation to Protect the Ecosystems on International Watercourses -- 6.4.4 Procedural Obligations -- 6.4.5 Fundamental Norms and Obligations at the Court of Public Opinion. 6.5 Other Ideas? -- 6.5.1 The UN Security Council -- 6.5.2 Saving Face with the 'Victim Pays' Principle -- 6.5.3 The Human Right to Water -- 7 Collaboration, Cooperation and Water Diplomacy -- 7.1 The Senegal River Example -- 7.2 Collaboration and the Balance of Power -- 7.3 Three Snapshots of Sovereignty, Hegemony and Other Barriers to Collaboration -- 7.3.1 The United States and Mexico: the Hatching of the Harmon Doctrine -- 7.3.2 China and Its Downstream Neighbours on the Mekong: Upstream Hydro-Hegemony -- 7.3.3 Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and the Nile: Downstream Hydro-Hegemony -- 8 Conclusion: Global Solutions for Global Resources -- Acknowledgements -- Author Biography -- Bibliography.