Water as a Human Right?IUCN Publications, 2004 - 53 pages Formally acknowledging water as a human right could encourage the international community and governments to enhance their efforts to satisfy basic human needs and to meet the Millennium Development Goals. But critical questions arise in relation to a right to water. What would be the benefits and content of such a right? What mechanisms would be required for its effective implementation? Should the duty be placed on governments alone, or should the responsibility also be borne by private actors? Is another 'academic debate' on this subject warranted when action is really what is necessary? Without claiming to prescribe the answers, this publication clearly and carefully sets out the competing arguments and the challenges. |
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... existing constitutional provisions . C. Judicial decisions Recent decisions show that recognition of a human right to water , though not recognised within the law of nations per se , is an emerging trend . In the Gabcikovo - Nagymaros ...
... existing constitutional provisions . C. Judicial decisions Recent decisions show that recognition of a human right to water , though not recognised within the law of nations per se , is an emerging trend . In the Gabcikovo - Nagymaros ...
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... existing provisions as they relate to water . The recognition of a right to water could make its implementation more effective and allow for a more speedy and effective development of jurisprudence . Gro Harlem Brundtland , Director ...
... existing provisions as they relate to water . The recognition of a right to water could make its implementation more effective and allow for a more speedy and effective development of jurisprudence . Gro Harlem Brundtland , Director ...
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... existing mechanisms are inadequate , governments have the duty to establish new ones . The right to just administrative action requires a State to refrain from action which would deprive an individual of the right to water . These ...
... existing mechanisms are inadequate , governments have the duty to establish new ones . The right to just administrative action requires a State to refrain from action which would deprive an individual of the right to water . These ...
Contents
Does international law recognise a human right to water? | 3 |
Why link water and human rights? | 13 |
The establishment of a right to water in international human rights | 20 |
Copyright | |
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