Indigenous Water Rights in Law and Regulation - Lessons From Comparative Experience

The book is for anyone interested in rights to and the regulation of natural resources across a range of disciplines. It will be of particular interest to researchers and practitioners concerned with the rights of indigenous peoples and their engagement with the regulation of water.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Justifying indigenous water rights; 3. Regulating indigenous water rights; 4. The limited recognition of indigenous water rights in Australia; 5. Water rights for M¿ori in Aotearoa New Zealand; 6. Rivers as subjects and indigenous water rights in Colombia; 7. Recognising and allocating indigenous water rights in Chile; 8. Indigenous water rights in comparative law: jurisdiction and distribution; 9. Conclusion.

Info autore

Elizabeth Jane Macpherson is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. She researches comparative Australasian and Latin American natural resources law and indigenous rights. Her legal practice experience includes representing claimants before New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal and the Victorian State Government on Aboriginal Affairs.

Riassunto

The book is for anyone interested in rights to and the regulation of natural resources across a range of disciplines. It will be of particular interest to researchers and practitioners concerned with the rights of indigenous peoples and their engagement with the regulation of water.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elizabeth Jane Macpherson, Elizabeth Jane (University of Canterbu Macpherson
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108460934
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46093-4
• Pagine: 311
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto pubblico, amministrativo, costituzionale; Law, Australia, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Environmental, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, International Law, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Public International Law, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Australasia, International Environmental Law, Public international law: environment, Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands, Australasia, Oceania & other land areas, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Australia and New Zealand / Aotearoa