Property Rights in Water and Social Conflict: An Example from Iceland

Social conflict in Iceland over property rights in natural resources has prompted a call for the introduction of a provision into the Constitution of Iceland declaring natural resources ‘the property of the nation’. The paper explores the social conflict concerning property rights in water and, base...

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Published in:International Journal of Rural Law and Policy
Main Author: Haradsdottir, Kristin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2011
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Online Access:https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijrlp/article/view/2603
https://doi.org/10.5130/ijrlp.i1.2011.2603
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spelling ftunitsydneyep:oai:epress.lib.uts.edu.au:article/2603 2023-05-15T16:43:46+02:00 Property Rights in Water and Social Conflict: An Example from Iceland Haradsdottir, Kristin 2011-10-23 application/pdf https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijrlp/article/view/2603 https://doi.org/10.5130/ijrlp.i1.2011.2603 eng eng UTS ePRESS https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijrlp/article/view/2603/2833 https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijrlp/article/view/2603 doi:10.5130/ijrlp.i1.2011.2603 Copyright (c) 2011 Kristin Haradsdottir https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY International Journal of Rural Law and Policy; No 1 (2011): Special Edition — Water Law: Through the Lens of Conflict; 1-13 1839-745X Icelandic law water law private versus public property rights Icelandic Constitution art 72 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article discussion, doctrinal analysis 2011 ftunitsydneyep https://doi.org/10.5130/ijrlp.i1.2011.2603 2022-03-13T15:10:51Z Social conflict in Iceland over property rights in natural resources has prompted a call for the introduction of a provision into the Constitution of Iceland declaring natural resources ‘the property of the nation’. The paper explores the social conflict concerning property rights in water and, based on recent proposals and recommendations for Constitutional amendments, the possible implications of such a Constitutional provision in light of existing water rights and how it accommodates the considerations raised. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Technology, Sydney: UTS ePress - Journals International Journal of Rural Law and Policy 1 1 13
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water law
private versus public
property rights
Icelandic Constitution art 72
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water law
private versus public
property rights
Icelandic Constitution art 72
Haradsdottir, Kristin
Property Rights in Water and Social Conflict: An Example from Iceland
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water law
private versus public
property rights
Icelandic Constitution art 72
description Social conflict in Iceland over property rights in natural resources has prompted a call for the introduction of a provision into the Constitution of Iceland declaring natural resources ‘the property of the nation’. The paper explores the social conflict concerning property rights in water and, based on recent proposals and recommendations for Constitutional amendments, the possible implications of such a Constitutional provision in light of existing water rights and how it accommodates the considerations raised.
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title_full_unstemmed Property Rights in Water and Social Conflict: An Example from Iceland
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