Legal Regulations Concerning Access to Public Waters—A Comparative Study

Anna Klimach, Katarzyna Bagan-Kurluta, Michał Pietkiewicz and Ryszard Źróbek
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Anna Klimach: Institute of Geography and Land Management, The Faculty of Geodesy, Geospatial and Civil Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Katarzyna Bagan-Kurluta: Institute of Private International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Białystok, 15-213 Białystok, Poland
Michał Pietkiewicz: Department of International Public Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Ryszard Źróbek: Institute of Geography and Land Management, The Faculty of Geodesy, Geospatial and Civil Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 17, 1-16

Abstract: This article analyzes legal regulations concerning access to public waters. Public waters are surrounded by property belonging to various owners. The legal title to property is exercised throughout that property, but certain limitations apply to properties situated in the proximity of public waters. These limitations include the right to cross the property, and public access to water. The article discusses various legal restrictions that permit third parties to use land. The presence of legal limitations in the national information system was verified. Information on restrictions in land use considerably affect the owner’s right to property, which is why owners should be able to determine whether their property is encumbered by an easement. National information systems are currently being upgraded in Poland, and the availability of information on land use restrictions was analyzed in the existing databases.

Keywords: public waters; limitations of property rights; permit to use land (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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