The Human Right to Water :: Significance, Legal Status and Implications for Water Allocation.

The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council recognised the human right to water in 2010. This formal recognition has put the issue high on the international agenda, but by itself leaves many questions unanswered. This book addresses this gap and clarifies the legal status and me...

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1. Verfasser: Winkler, Inga T.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung:The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council recognised the human right to water in 2010. This formal recognition has put the issue high on the international agenda, but by itself leaves many questions unanswered. This book addresses this gap and clarifies the legal status and meaning of the right to water through a detailed analysis of its legal foundations, legal nature, normative content and corresponding State obligations. The human right to water has wide-ranging implications for the distribution of water. Examining these implications requires putting the right to wate.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (376 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-323) and index.
ISBN:9781847319623
1847319629
9781849462839
1849462836
9781283739580
1283739585

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