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From rights to responsibilities using legal personhood and guardianship for rivers

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Public canonical key
doi:10.2139/ssrn.3270391
Authors
Catherine Iorns Magallanes
Reported year
2018
Reported language
en
Source type
book-chapter
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2026-11-09T19:04:47.511585+00:00
Last metadata observation
2026-11-09T19:06:31.058554+00:00
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Institutions reported by the source

Victoria University of Wellington

Reported affiliation countries

NZ

Documentary abstract — original language

Legal responsibility for freshwater bodies is emerging worldwide. It is particularly evident in relation to rivers. Legal personality may well become part of a rights of nature toolbox, but it is not synonymous with rights of nature. This chapter surveys a range of examples whereby rivers have been given legal personality or similar rights, seemingly in an effort to uphold human responsibility better to protect them from degradation. The examples are first drawn from the United States of America, where nature has been given a range of rights, in order to illustrate key rights of nature arguments. Then four examples of rivers in different countries are addressed: the Vilcabamba River in Ecuador, the Whanganui River in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Ganges River in India, and the Atrato River in Columbia. The modern idea of legal personality and rights for nature most famously arose from Christopher Stone's work in 1972.

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DOI
10.2139/ssrn.3270391 · 10.4324/9780429467622-15
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Book chapter
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Article · book-chapter · preprint
Natural entities mentioned
River

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Catherine Iorns Magallanes. From rights to responsibilities using legal personhood and guardianship for rivers. 2018. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-2de0f1ec00a21bd63742dd5976bdb09a/

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Catherine Iorns Magallanes. (2018). From rights to responsibilities using legal personhood and guardianship for rivers. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-2de0f1ec00a21bd63742dd5976bdb09a/
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Catherine Iorns Magallanes. From rights to responsibilities using legal personhood and guardianship for rivers. 2018. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-2de0f1ec00a21bd63742dd5976bdb09a/
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Catherine Iorns Magallanes. From rights to responsibilities using legal personhood and guardianship for rivers. 2018. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-2de0f1ec00a21bd63742dd5976bdb09a/

UDTR Global Rights of Nature Legal Library. From rights to responsibilities using legal personhood and guardianship for rivers. Documentary record: https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-2de0f1ec00a21bd63742dd5976bdb09a/ · Last HTTP verification: not performed

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OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:05:30.083299+00:00
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OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:05:30.083299+00:00
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OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:06:31.058554+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:05:30.083299+00:00
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OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:05:30.083299+00:00
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Research dossiers and documentary relations

Victoria University of Wellington

Catherine Iorns Magallanes

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Discovery source · https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3270391

Discovery source · https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429467622-15

Discovery source · https://openalex.org/W2901284518

Discovery source · https://openalex.org/W4235181614

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