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6581013 
Book/Book Chapter 
Chapter 9: The legal basis for groundwater protection in the gulf states: An introduction to Islamic law applied to water 
Alsharhan, AS; Rizk, ZA; Nairn, AEM; Bakhit, DW; Alhajari, SA 
2001 
Elsevier Science B.V. 
Amsterdam 
Hydrogeology of an arid region: The Arabian Gulf and adjoining areas 
245-271 
English 
is related to other part(s) 6581012 Chapter 8: Case studies on the hydrogeology of the cenozoic aquifer systems in the Arabian Peninsula
is related to other part(s) 6581018 Chapter 11: Numerical modeling of certain aquifer systems in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
is related to other part(s) 6581023 Chapter 10: Towards the development of a water policy management
This chapter presents Islamic laws applied to water and summarizes the legal situation in the Gulf States. Under Islamic law, water is a human right to which no one can be denied access provided it occasions no harm to others. Under the constitution of the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states no legal measure can be promulgated that contravenes the directives of Islamic law, but as new situations arise that did not exist in former times all legislation requires careful consideration of the Sharia's and the Medhab commentaries. There are two aspects of the water problem: (1) the technical problem concerned with the supply of water of the necessary quality that may be adequately handled through modifications of existing law, (2) the magnitude of groundwater extraction—that is, the environmental effects brought about by the falling groundwater level, the deterioration in water quality, potential contamination as well as the problem of disposal of wastes. The complexity of the disposal of wastes resides in terms of the disposal of the wastewater after use as well as of the solid and liquid industrial waste contaminated by chemical compounds resulting from modern industrial processes. Although the provision and disposal of water and waste is a technical issue and can be handled because of the potential effects on the quality of life of uncontrolled discharge of wastewater from domestic, agricultural, and industrial processes. 
Alhajari, SA 
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