THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF WATER IN BRAZIL: MEDITATIONS ON NATURE’S LAW

Abstract

Water’s preservaiton does not end as a mere object of maintaining the life of present and future generations. Its benefits reaches all and not only human beings, but people have the responsibility to manage this resource that all living beings can use it. The objective of this study is to analyze the limits of legal protection of water in Brazil in the South American vision, when this is considered "subject" rather than "object". The approach method is deductive. This is the concern of Nature's Rights that, compared to the Brazilian legislation on Environmental Law, innovates on the legal protection of water for all beings.