Transboundary jurisdiction and watercourse law: China, Kazakhstan, and the Irtysh

From: Texas International Law Journal | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Sievers, Eric W | Copyright information

I. INTRODUCTION: THE FIFTH LARGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD

Arising in a sparse border region of Mongolia and China, the Black Irtysh1 flows for 700 kilometers before crossing Kazakhstan's border to empty into Lake Zaisan, one of the thirty largest lakes in the world. On the other side of Lake Zaisan, the river, now the Irtysh proper, forms Kazakhstan's industrial heartland, crosses into Russia, joins the Ob River, and finally empties into the Arctic Ocean. The Irtysh flows from the most po...

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