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Voice, power and legitimacy: the role of the legal person in river management in New Zealand, Chile and Australia

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doi:10.1080/13241583.2018.1552545
Authors
Erin L. O’Donnell · Elizabeth Macpherson
Reported year
2018
Reported language
en
Source type
article
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2026-11-09T19:04:47.868066+00:00
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2026-11-09T19:04:47.868066+00:00
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Institutions reported by the source

The University of Melbourne · University of Canterbury

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AU · NZ

Documentary abstract — original language

In 2017, rivers in New Zealand, India and Colombia received legal rights and were granted the status of legal persons. The increased legal powers, often a result of groundbreaking agreements or settlements with Indigenous peoples, may improve environmental protection and river management, but they can also challenge the legitimacy of laws and regulations that protect the rivers. In this paper, we compare the new legal rights with two long-standing uses of legal personality in river management, to explore the effects of legal personality in terms of environmental resource management. We argue that governments must ensure that they get the right balance between giving rivers a voice (and the power to be heard), and creating collaborative governance arrangements that strengthen and maintain community support overtime.

Identifiers

OPENALEX
W2905006115
DOI
10.1080/13241583.2018.1552545
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10092/101521

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article
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AU · CL · NZ
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River

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Erin L. O’Donnell; Elizabeth Macpherson. Voice, power and legitimacy: the role of the legal person in river management in New Zealand, Chile and Australia. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2018.1552545

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Erin L. O’Donnell; Elizabeth Macpherson. (2018). Voice, power and legitimacy: the role of the legal person in river management in New Zealand, Chile and Australia. https://doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2018.1552545
Chicago
Erin L. O’Donnell; Elizabeth Macpherson. Voice, power and legitimacy: the role of the legal person in river management in New Zealand, Chile and Australia. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2018.1552545
ISO 690
Erin L. O’Donnell; Elizabeth Macpherson. Voice, power and legitimacy: the role of the legal person in river management in New Zealand, Chile and Australia. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2018.1552545

UDTR Global Rights of Nature Legal Library. Voice, power and legitimacy: the role of the legal person in river management in New Zealand, Chile and Australia. Documentary record: https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-6285179e74db3c4547cc3cdb06dbf4e2/ · Last HTTP verification: not performed

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OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:04:47.868066+00:00
Authors
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:04:47.868066+00:00
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OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:04:47.868066+00:00
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The University of Melbourne

University of Canterbury

Elizabeth Macpherson

Erin L. O’Donnell

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Discovery source · https://doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2018.1552545

Discovery source · https://hdl.handle.net/10092/101521

Discovery source · https://openalex.org/W2905006115

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