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A History of Water Rights at Common Law
Author | : Joshua Getzler |
Publsiher | : Oxford Studies in Modern Legal |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0198265816 |
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Water resources were central to England's precocious economic development in the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, and then again in the industrial, transport, and urban revolutions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Each of these periods saw a great deal of legal conflict over water rights, often between domestic, agricultural, and manufacturing interests competing for access to flowing water. From 1750 the common-law courts developed a large but unstable body of legal doctrine, specifying strong property rights in flowing water attached to riparian possession, and also limited rights to surface and underground waters. The new water doctrines were built from older concepts of common goods and the natural rights of ownership, deriving from Roman and Civilian law, together with the English sources of Bracton and Blackstone. Water law is one of the most Romanesque parts of English law, demonstrating the extent to which Common and Civilian law have commingled. Water law stands as a refutation of the still-common belief that English and European law parted ways irreversibly in the twelfth century. Getzler also describes the economic as well as the legal history of water use from early times, and examines the classical problem of the relationship between law and economic development. He suggests that water law was shaped both by the impact of technological innovations and by economic ideology, but above all by legalism.
Water and the Law in Hawaii
Author | : Lawrence H. Miike |
Publsiher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2004-03-31 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780824873943 |
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Water and the Law in Hawaii provides an intellectual and legal framework for understanding both the past and future of Hawai‘i’s freshwater resources. It covers not only the känäwai (laws) governing the balancing act between preservation and use, but also the science of aquifers and streams and the customs and traditions practiced by ancient and present-day Hawaiians on the äina (land) and in the wai (water). In placing Hawaii water law in the context of its historical development, the author condenses an enormous amount of information on traditional Hawaiian social structure and mythology. His analysis and explanation of the Hawaii Supreme Court decisions on water rights pose difficult questions and reveal the Court's at times defective reasoning by referring readers to original source material. He is the first author to explain fully how water use permits will play out in a variety of circumstances that may arise in the future, and he discusses the interrelationship between the State Water Code and the common law on water rights, which few people understand or are aware of. Water and the Law in Hawaii is a vital contribution to understanding water law in Hawaii. It will prove invaluable to students of the subject and will appeal to those with an interest in cultural anthropology, planning, Hawaiian history, and political science.
The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water
Author | : Joseph W. Dellapenna,Gupta Joyeeta |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 2009-04-21 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781402098673 |
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According to a famous Talmudic story (Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Shabbat: 31a), a gentile once approached Rabbi Hillel and asked to be taught the entire Torah while standing on one foot. Hillel replied, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself. That is the entire Torah. The rest is simply an explanation. Go and learn it!’ In much the same way, Jewish law can be described in one word—Torah. All the rest is simply an explanation. The Torah, also known as the Bible, the five books of Moses, and the Pentateuch, was written over 3,000 years ago. Since then, Jewish law has developed various interpretations and applications of the Torah, interpretations of those interpre- tions, and so on. Jewish law contains civil dictates as well as religious protocol. Problems that arose in the framework of religious life and problems surrounding civil relationships both found solutions in the same legal source—the Torah and the Halacha, the Jewish legal interpretations and rulings. This chapter on water law in the Jewish tradition provides insight into Jewish law and custom in general, and rules related to the protection of water sources in particular. One should not look, however, to find a written code of Jewish law, as there is none.
Water Rights in the Western States
Author | : Samuel Charles Wiel |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1911 |
Genre | : Riparian rights |
ISBN | : LCCN:11024106 |
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Water Rights in the Western States
Author | : Samuel Charles Wiel |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1034 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : CORNELL:31924072437563 |
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This text focuses on the common law and federal and state statutes pertaining to the water rights of lands west of the 100th meridian. Initially the law was one of possessory right upon the public domain. As a sidelight it provides insight into the legal history and situation in the West during this time period.
A History of Water Series III Volume 2 Sovereignty and International Water Law
Author | : Terje Tvedt,Tadesse Kasse Woldetsadik,Owen McIntyre |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 966 |
Release | : 2015-05-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780857736581 |
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As global climate change threatens to change radically both the political and physical climate with regard to water issues, so a reassessment of some of the fundamental principles of international water law is emerging. One of the most important principles being reassessed is the sovereign equality of states. This volume brings together more than thirty leading international water and legal specialists to explore the development and changing relationship between water, state sovereignty and international law. Offering fresh insights into one of the most pressing issues in global water policy, Sovereignty and International Water Law will form an essential reference for water professionals, legal specialists and policy makers alike.
The Boundaries of Australian Property Law
Author | : Hossein Esmaeili |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2016-07-05 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781107572652 |
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Focussing on the Torrens title system, this text offers students and practitioners a unique perspective on Australian real property law.
Mining and Energy Law
Author | : Samantha Hepburn |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 487 |
Release | : 2015-08-17 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781107663237 |
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This text is an ideal starting point to understand the regulatory regimes and policy challenges relevant to Australia's mining sector.