Book contents
- Indigenous Water Rights in Law and Regulation
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Indigenous Water Rights in Law and Regulation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter One Introduction
- Part I Conceptualising Indigenous Water Rights
- Part II Comparative Country Studies
- Part III Lessons Learnt
- Chapter Eight Indigenous Water Rights in Comparative Law: Jurisdiction and Distribution
- Chapter Nine Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Chapter Eight - Indigenous Water Rights in Comparative Law: Jurisdiction and Distribution
from Part III - Lessons Learnt
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 July 2019
- Indigenous Water Rights in Law and Regulation
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Indigenous Water Rights in Law and Regulation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter One Introduction
- Part I Conceptualising Indigenous Water Rights
- Part II Comparative Country Studies
- Part III Lessons Learnt
- Chapter Eight Indigenous Water Rights in Comparative Law: Jurisdiction and Distribution
- Chapter Nine Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Summary
In Chapters 8 and 9 I bring together the findings from the comparative country studies to generalise some observations about the current state of, and potential for, indigenous water rights in state law. I argue that governments must finally address historical water injustice, and respond to the exclusion indigenous people have experienced, and continue to experience, from water law frameworks. I argue that this cannot be done, if indigenous peoples lack either the jurisdiction to exercise authority and influence over water management and governance in their territories, or a fair distribution of substantive rights to use water under legal and policy frameworks. I conclude the book with a reflection on how a more complete response to indigenous water injustice might look.
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- Indigenous Water Rights in Law and RegulationLessons from Comparative Experience, pp. 215 - 240Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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