Policy Brief: Should rivers have rights?
Publication date
2019
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van Rijswick, H.F.M.W.
Suykens, C.B.R.
Gilissen, Herman Kasper
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Abstract
Modern societies protect natural resources through laws and regulation, with varying results. Conferring legal personhood, granting rights to rivers or giving rivers explicitly a voice in decision making may be the next evolutionary step. Legal rights are one way to draw attention to better protecting rivers, and can work well depending on the local context.
Keywords
river rights, legal personhood, custodianship, water law, water governance, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
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van Rijswick, H F M W, Suykens, C B R & Gilissen, H K 2019, 'Policy Brief: Should rivers have rights?', Water International. < https://www.iwra.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PB13-november-2019-3.pdf >