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Aquatic Ecosystems under Friction

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Presentation slides examining the legal addressability of transboundary aquatic ecosystems through the 2022 Oder/Odra ecological disaster. Drawing on Gunther Teubner's theory of legal attribution and Anna Tsing's concept of friction, the presentation compares the EU Water Framework Directive with the Te Awa Tupua Act. It argues that transboundary river subjectivity requires institutional representation, operative legal effects, and continuity of legal attribution across fragmented jurisdictions, rather than basin management or formal legal personhood alone. Conference presentation Aquatic Ecosystems under Friction: Legal Addressability beyond Transboundary Management — ClimateXLaw: Reconceptualising Legal Paradigms for Climate Change, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 11 September 2026. Panel 6: Climate Change Adaptation: Watersheds, Aquatic Ecosystems and National Practice.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23455847

Author: Gallenberger, Dominik

Institution: Universität Innsbruck

Language: English

Topic: Environmental law and policy

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7222960527

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