GPHY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: English Law, Common Good
19 Dec 2016
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Depends on overall water availability and economic and political circumstances. Early water developments required legal remedies in cases where resource use caused hardship. King hammurabi c. 1750 bc: mesopotamia, multi year drought was common, water resources were managed to support extensive irrigation, rain was sparse 20cm/yr management caused damages to another land owner(cid:495)s crops; must pay damages. The code of hammurabi established compensation where negligence in water. The romans: developed similar approaches, along with parallel developments in law that are the foundation for many modern laws. Cultural changes and conquerors brought new elements to this primary approach: by 8th c. comprehensive water laws were being developed in most societies; key for food production and the growth of wealth. The rise of comprehensive common law (or (cid:494)case law(cid:495); accumulation of cases and judgments guide future judgments) systems in western europe: generally a humid climate with abundant water resources. Extended to colonies in north america and elsewhere.
