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Course: 2025/2026

Water law and markets
(12187)
Master in Law of Regulated Sectors (Plan: 311 - Estudio: 294)
EPD


Coordinating teacher: FONSECA FERRANDIS, FERNANDO

Department assigned to the subject: Public State Law Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Those generally required in the course.
Objectives
The general objective of the course is to provide the student with a basic knowledge of the legal and economic institutions and mechanisms that define the regulation and use of water resources. To this end, the following are proposed as its basic objectives: a) Understanding of the ideas that allow the development and/or application of the defining mechanisms of the uses of such resources. b) Application of the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ¿¿study c) Training to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating theories and personal positions, comprehensive reflections on social responsibilities. d) Training to communicate knowledge, ultimate reasons for defended personal positions and conclusions. e) Ability to identify conflicts of interest and know the techniques for their resolution in regulated sectors. r) Possess, understand and develop skills in essential and instrumental legal fields that make it possible to apply the specialized academic knowledge acquired in the degree to the changing reality.
Learning Outcomes
Description of contents: programme
Water as an object of legal regulation The water markets; theoretical foundations and modalities The hydraulic public domain Ownership and distribution of powers Performance of water markets The Water Administration Hydrological planning The experience of the water markets in Spain. informal markets. The case of Júcar and Segura Legal regulation of water markets in Spain Supply and purification of populations Right to water Contracting
Learning activities and methodology
The methodology to be developed during the development of the course is fundamentally based on the teacher's explanation of the subject corresponding to the program. However, the teacher will encourage student participation, recommending the reading of certain materials that serve for a better understanding of the explanation or the preparation of a next topic. In relation to the possible training activities, it is considered essential that the student can develop arguments and take a position on certain problems that the subject presents. Hence, the development of the tests that will define the continuous evaluation. At same given that the coordinator of the subject is always available to the students, it does not seem necessary to establish a fixed regime of tutorials.Use of Artificial Intelligence tools selectively allowed in this subject. The faculty may indicate a list of works and exercises that the student can perform using AI tools, specifying how they should be used, and how the student should describe the use made of them. If the use of AI by the student gives rise to academic fraud by falsifying the results of an exam or work required to accredit academic performance, the provisions of the Regulation of the University Carlos III of Madrid of partial development of the Law 3/2022, of February 24th, of University Coexistence will be applied. The use of Artificial Intelligence tools is selectively permitted in this subject. The professor may indicate a list of assignments and exercises that the student can complete using AI tools, specifying how they should be used and how the student should describe their use. If the student's use of AI results in academic fraud by falsifying the results of an exam or assignment required to certify academic performance, the provisions of the Regulations of the Carlos III University of Madrid, partially implementing Law 3/2022, of February 24, on university coexistence, will apply.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Basic Bibliography
  • Caro-Patón Carmona L.. La Directiva marco de aguas y su transposición al derecho Español. Revista Aranzadi de Derecho Ambiental núm. 9. 2006
  • Embid Irujo A.. La planificación hidrológica. Tecnos . 1991
  • Embid Irujo A.. Planificación hidrológica y Política Hidráulica en El Libro blanco de agua. Civitas. 1999
  • FRANCISCO JAVIER SANMIGUEL SANCHEZ. SISTEMAS TEÓRICOS Y PRÁCTICOS DEL DERECHO DE AGUAS. Aranzadi. 2021
  • Rosa Moreno J.. Dominio Hidráulico en Derecho de los Bienes Públicos. Aranzadi. 2013
  • VVAA. Derecho de aguas.. Fundación Instituto Euromediterráneo del Agua . 2006

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.


More information: fernando.fonseca@uc3m.es