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TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0284 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Whanganui River legal personhood (Te Awa Tupua) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Legal rights for rivers can arise by statute or court order; their effect depends on enforceability, funding and institutional independence, and India's court-created rights were appealed.”

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