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Water Rights in an Age of Anxiety
Author(s) -
Chang Williamson B. C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1985.tb05603.x
Subject(s) - doctrine , interpretation (philosophy) , judicial interpretation , law , political science , fractionalization , common law , riparian zone , law and economics , sociology , philosophy , ethnic group , ecology , linguistics , habitat , biology
This article shows how the law grows and changes as society changes. In post‐World War II Hawaii, this evolution is particularly evident in recent judicial rulings relating to the riparian doctrine of water rights. The author classifies the trend into three phases: interpretation of common law based on precedents, fractionalization of common law, and policy‐oriented decision making. Three recent judicial rulings are used to illustrate the three‐phase concept.