The Recognition of Indigenous Customary Law in Water Resource Management

Abstract:     
There is an inextricable link between indigenous rights, human rights and sustainable development. In this paper we consider the role of indigenous customary law in the sustainable management of water resources. We propose legal pluralism as the more effective context for recognition of indigenous customary law for sustainable water resource management as opposed to functional recognition or other minimalist forms of recognition.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 7

Keywords: Water resource management, customary law, indigenous rights, human rights and sustainable development

JEL Classification: K19, K32

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