Water as a European shared public good: The legal status of a vital resource, and its sui generis community property regime
Antonio Di Marco
Abstract:Water is generally indicated as a public good that is essential for life. Within the Union water law, this emphatic qualification appears as a generic political declaration linked to the uncertain recognition of the right to water. By analysing the common private and public interests, this study argues that the restricted territorial sovereignty's theory, widely accepted for transboundary water resources, should be applied to all water resources. Water would be a shared European public good, subject to a sui g… Show more
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