Roman water law in rural Africa: the unfinished business of colonial dispossession

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dc.creatorvan Koppen, Barbara
dc.creatorZaag, P. van der
dc.creatorManzungu, Emmanuel
dc.creatorTapela, B.
dc.date2014-01-02
dc.date2015-03-17T14:39:54Z
dc.date2015-03-17T14:39:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:32:21Z
dc.descriptionThis paper discusses four questions about the recent water law reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa, which strengthen permit systems. First, do permit systems continue to dispossess rural small-scale users, as intended by European colonizers who introduced principles of Roman law? Second, is it wrong to assume that one can convert one legal system (customary water rights) into another legal system (permits) in the short term? Third, do current permit systems discriminate against small-scale users? And lastly, do fiscal measures ingrained in permits foster rent seeking and strengthen water resources as a commodity for nationals and foreigners who can pay? As all the answers are positive, the paper concludes by recommending measures to recognize and protect small-scale water users and render state regulation more realistic.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/58388
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158813
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcevan Koppen, Barbara; Van der Zaag, P.; Manzungu, E.; Tapela, B. 2014. Roman water law in rural Africa: the unfinished business of colonial dispossession. Water International, 39(1):49-62. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2013.863636
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectwater law
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectlegal aspects
dc.subjectcolonialism
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectincome
dc.titleRoman water law in rural Africa: the unfinished business of colonial dispossession
dc.typeJournal Article

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