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If the Te Awa Tupua is a legal person, and it floods its banks and destroys my home, can I sue it and be made whole? It seems like they've afforded a river all
by c0brac0bra 11mo ago
If the Te Awa Tupua is a legal person, and it floods its banks and destroys my home, can I sue it and be made whole?
It seems like they've afforded a river all the rights and privileges of a person with none of the responsibilities, duties, or obligations.
- petesergeant 11mo agoThat’s the magic of parliamentary sovereignty right there
- throwaway290 11mo agoThey included liabilities. they even recommending the river to register as charitable entity for tax purposes.
- c0brac0bra 11mo agoThe liabilities they listed were in terms of land ownership and allotments. I did not see anything related to acts of God or natural disasters.
- throwaway290 11mo agoSurely it's not rivers fault a bunch of rain water makes it bloated. river and you should sue the clouds:)