Water and the public trust doctrine - a South African perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2640198 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elmarie Van Der Schyff (0000-0003-3017-5277, North-West University, corresponding author), Germarie Viljoen (0000-0003-2986-6572, North-West University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1817-4434 • E-ISSN: 2415-2005 |
| Publisher | AOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4102/td.v4i2.156 |
| OpenAlex | W1529476197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The legal principles concerning rights to water have been changed considerably by the provisions of the National Water Act 36 of 1998. The National Water Act aims to redistribute water rights to previously disadvantaged people and communities by the introduction and application of a public trust doctrine to South African natural resources law. It is proposed that these legislative measures will ensure that water as a natural resource will be used to the benefit of the nation as a whole. However, the practical application of the public trust doctrine needs to be analysed, especially with the view of determining the actual benefits to poor and deprived people
Disadvantaged · Doctrine · Geography · Law and economics · Legislature · Natural resource · Political science · Public trust doctrine · Sociology · Water resources · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Administration · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |