by Erin O'Donnell (Author)
Four rivers, in New Zealand, India and Colombia, have recently been given the status of legal persons. To assess what it means to give rivers legal rights and legal personality, this book examines the form and function of environmental water managers, organizations with legal personality, using the USA and Australia as examples.
Author Biography
Erin O'Donnell is a Senior Fellow and sessional lecturer at the University of Melbourne Law School, Australia. She is also an independent consultant on water markets to the World Bank and has worked on water governance in the public and private sectors for more than 15 years.
Number of Pages: 212
Dimensions: 0.45 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 30, 2020
