The Study of Dispute settlement Arising from Sistan Water right in Helmand River Under the Treaty of 1351

parvizfarshasaid¹ Elham khodarahmi²

1) Isamic Azad University
2) Isamic Azad University

IOI Code : XYCH-AECHF
Publication : 3rd International conference on Management , Economics and Humanities(icmeh.org)
Abstract :
    Helmand river with a basin area of 350 thousand square kilometers, is the largest river of Iran and Afghanistan plateau. The river with a length of nearly 1,100 km, is the longest river in Southeast Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Helmand river originates From the mountains of Baba Yaghma in northern West Kabol in Hazarajat In the central regions of Afghanistan and passes through Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz provinces and ends in Iran and Afghanistan boder and finally enters Hamoon international wetland and its lakes . In 1351 the Treaty of how to use the Helmand river border between Iran and Afghanistan was signed and exchanged Which now also is invoked and accepted by both countries. Iran and Afghanistan in the last decade with the introduction of Helmand Water Commissioner have implemented the treaty.In this treaty the way of settlement of disputes has been expressed that under its Article 9 at the case of arising a dispute in interpretation or enforcement of the articles of this treaty first by the way diplomatic negotiations secondly by good office of a third party try to settle the dispute and while these two ways fail the dispute is settled by arbitration.

Keywords : helmand river settlement of disputes diplomatic negotiations good office arbitration