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Unquenched Thirst: The Need For A Constitutionally Recognized Right To Water In Ghana, Tia Crosby Jan 2014

Unquenched Thirst: The Need For A Constitutionally Recognized Right To Water In Ghana, Tia Crosby

Student Works

The practice of privatizing water is often discussed as the leading method for improving access to adequate water in developing countries. Notably, this method has a cost that frequently impedes access to water in the developing world, while exploiting the profitability of a natural resource that is vital to human life. In Ghana, the failure of water privatization initiatives and the growing scarcity of adequate water have caused a public health crisis that necessitates a quick and efficient solution. As demonstrated in South Africa, the codification of the right to water in its constitution has improved access to adequate water, …


Thirsty For A Solution: Using The Rural Electrification Administration Model To Resolve The Failure Of Privatization Of Water Utilities In Bolivia, Michael Nichola Jan 2013

Thirsty For A Solution: Using The Rural Electrification Administration Model To Resolve The Failure Of Privatization Of Water Utilities In Bolivia, Michael Nichola

Florida A & M University Law Review

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How Much Can Be Charged For Expert-Witness Appearance Fees In Interstate Water Litigation?, Robert H. Abrams Dec 2008

How Much Can Be Charged For Expert-Witness Appearance Fees In Interstate Water Litigation?, Robert H. Abrams

Journal Publications

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The Return Of The Pecos River Compact, Robert H. Abrams Apr 1987

The Return Of The Pecos River Compact, Robert H. Abrams

Journal Publications

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Governmental Expansion Of Recreational Water Use Opportunities, Robert Haskell Abrams Jan 1980

Governmental Expansion Of Recreational Water Use Opportunities, Robert Haskell Abrams

Journal Publications

The growing popularity of public boating and related water-based recreation is increasingly taxing the capacity of available lakes and strearns. As a result, accelerating demands have been made for public use of otherwise unavailable, "private" bodies of water. Although existing 'economic' and governmental mechanisms to expand recreational opportunities may be adequate in theory, they have failed to respond to these new demands coherently." This Article proposes that government enjoys additional power to increase the public's opportunity for water-based recreation.

The purpose of this Article is to lay a comprehensive, doctrinal foundation for broad governmental action. Simultaneously, this Article counsels a …