Domaniality

However, although the rule of public domaniality is still in force, it has to be admitted that the populations in the area frequently behave as owners of the water and not just as users.

3. Verification of the domaniality of the land.[…]

Legal professionals and, in particular, Mr Sonnier (author of the 1935 Water Code), had attempted to justify the principle of domaniality using Muslim law as their premise.