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water rights [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Resources Management
- Property Law (common law)
- Indigenous Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- water rights
1, record 1, English, water%20rights
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Water rights include not only the right to water, but also the right to have access to water sources where people [can] fish for food. 1, record 1, English, - water%20rights
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des ressources en eau
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Peuples Autochtones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droits relatifs à l'eau
1, record 1, French, droits%20relatifs%20%C3%A0%20l%27eau
correct, plural masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les droits relatifs à l'eau englobent non seulement le droit à l'eau, mais également le droit d'avoir accès à des sources d'eau où il est possible de pêcher à des fins alimentaires. 1, record 1, French, - droits%20relatifs%20%C3%A0%20l%27eau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- water rights
1, record 2, English, water%20rights
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "water rights" probably refers in its limited application to the rights of water attaching to or enjoyed in connection with a mill and the milling or other activities, or to the natural and acquired rights of water to which the proprietor abutting on the banks of a natural river is entitled. But the expression in its wider context is somewhat vague and remote, nowhere precisely defined at law. ... (Wisdom, Water Rights, pp. 9-10). 1, record 2, English, - water%20rights
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droits relatifs à l'eau
1, record 2, French, droits%20relatifs%20%C3%A0%20l%27eau
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme plus large que «right of water» et «right to water»; il peut inclure dans son extension les droits de pêche, de navigation, etc. Il s'emploie généralement au pluriel. 1, record 2, French, - droits%20relatifs%20%C3%A0%20l%27eau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
droits relatifs à l'eau : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - droits%20relatifs%20%C3%A0%20l%27eau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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