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As the source of life,water is indispensable to human beings.Being aware of the water stress imposed by population growth,climate change,rapid urbanization,pollution,many scholars and decision makers argue that the establishment of water rights and their system is the primary measure to tackle the water crisis problem.However,no consensus has been reached regarding the definition,nature and content of water rights both practically and academically.By examining the existing theories regarding water rights,this article tries to redefine the entitlements from the aspect of civil law.Meanwhile,it provides a system which classifies various rights by the four functions of usufruct.
As the source of life, water is indispensable to human beings.Being aware of the water stress imposed by population growth, climate change, rapid urbanization, pollution, many scholars and decision makers argue that the establishment of water rights and their system is the primary measure to tackle the water crisis problem. However, no consensus has been reached regarding the definition, nature and content of water rights both practically and academically.By examining the existing claims regarding water rights, this article tries to redefine the entitlements from the aspect of civil law .Meanwhile, it provides a system which classifies various rights by the four functions of usufruct.