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Where ordinary laws fall short: ‘riverine rights’ and constitutionalism

Identification

Public canonical key
doi:10.1080/10383441.2021.1982119
Authors
Elizabeth · Axel · Rahul · Catalina
Reported year
2021
Reported language
en · eng
Source type
Article
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2026-11-09T19:04:47.844821+00:00
Last metadata observation
2026-11-09T19:17:04.117998+00:00
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Institutions reported by the source

OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University · University of Bergen · University of Canterbury

Reported affiliation countries

NO · NZ

Documentary abstract — original language

Laws that recognise rivers and their ecosystems as legal persons or subjects with their own rights, duties and obligations have been associated with theories of environmental constitutionalism. However, the extent to, and manner in which, constitutional law (with its elevated status) has been instrumental in the conferral of these ‘riverine rights’ is still not well-understood. In this article, we consider the constitutional relevance of the recognition of rivers as legal persons or subjects in Aotearoa New Zealand, Colombia and India. We argue that in these three countries riverine rights are constitutional experiments: as small-scale, ad hoc and ultimately incomplete attempts to transcend seemingly ineffective regulatory frameworks for rivers. However, they are also incremental, and influential, steps in a broader project of more fundamental social and environmental reform.

Identifiers

DOI
10.1080/10383441.2021.1982119
OPENALEX
W3203478195
HANDLE
11250/2786673 · 11250/2826553
OPENAIRE
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Scholarship
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Article · article
Natural entities mentioned
River · Ecosystem

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Elizabeth; Axel; Rahul; Catalina. Where ordinary laws fall short: ‘riverine rights’ and constitutionalism. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/10383441.2021.1982119

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Elizabeth; Axel; Rahul; Catalina. (2021). Where ordinary laws fall short: ‘riverine rights’ and constitutionalism. https://doi.org/10.1080/10383441.2021.1982119
Chicago
Elizabeth; Axel; Rahul; Catalina. Where ordinary laws fall short: ‘riverine rights’ and constitutionalism. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/10383441.2021.1982119
ISO 690
Elizabeth; Axel; Rahul; Catalina. Where ordinary laws fall short: ‘riverine rights’ and constitutionalism. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/10383441.2021.1982119

UDTR Global Rights of Nature Legal Library. Where ordinary laws fall short: ‘riverine rights’ and constitutionalism. Documentary record: https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-8fe8082b1dde180412d8f27e4f982fa5/ · Last HTTP verification: not performed

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Title
OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:09:16.784691+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:17:04.117998+00:00
Authors
OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:09:16.784691+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:17:04.117998+00:00
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OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:09:16.784691+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:17:04.117998+00:00
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OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:09:16.784691+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:17:04.117998+00:00
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OpenAIRE · source · 2026-11-09T19:09:16.784691+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:17:04.117998+00:00
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OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:17:04.117998+00:00
OpenAlex · source · 2026-11-09T19:17:04.117998+00:00

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Research dossiers and documentary relations

OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

University of Bergen

University of Canterbury

Axel

Catalina

Elizabeth

Rahul

Source roles

Discovery source · https://doi.org/10.1080/10383441.2021.1982119

Discovery source · https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2786673

Discovery source · https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2826553

Discovery source · https://openalex.org/W3203478195

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