Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

The application of the law in Malaysia towards safety on drinking water: Study on law of tort focusing on private nuisance

Author(s):

Muhammad Rizal Razman ¹*, Jamaluddin Md. Jahi ², Mazlin Bin Mokhtar ¹, Nor Azam Ramli ³, Kadir Arifin ⁴, Azrina Azlan ^{5, 6}, Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah ⁷, Kadaruddin Aiyub ⁴, Azahan Awang ⁴

Recieved Date: 2012-01-20, Accepted Date: 2012-04-27

Abstract:

The law of tort on private nuisance plays an important role in protecting individuals from contaminated and polluted drinking water in order to safeguard safety. The use of the law of tort on private nuisance in the area of an individual’s protection is largely in reply to the necessity of each individual to protect his rights and interests in consuming drinking water. Therefore, this paper examines the use of the law of  tort on private nuisance in relation to the individual protection on the drinking water safety from Malaysian laws point of view. Morover it identifies actions and cases which are dealing with individual protection on contaminated and polluted drinking water from the Malaysian legal perspectives and lastly, discuss the law of tort on private nuisance as a means to protect individuals from contaminated and polluted drinking water in Malaysia. 

Keywords:

Safety of drinking water, law of tort on private nuisance

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Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2012
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Category: Environment
Pages: 1072-1075

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