The Right(s) to Water The Multi-Level Governance of a Unique Human R
Politicians and diplomats have for many years proclaimed a human right to water as a solution to the global water crisis, most recently in the 2010 the UN General Assembly Resolution “The human right to water and sanitation”. To what extent, however, can
- PDF / 1,996,366 Bytes
- 250 Pages / 439.43 x 683.15 pts Page_size
- 89 Downloads / 151 Views
The Right(s) to Water The Multi-Level Governance of a Unique Human Right
The Right(s) to Water
ThiS is a FM Blank Page
Pierre Thielbo¨rger
The Right(s) to Water The Multi-Level Governance of a Unique Human Right
Pierre Thielbo¨rger Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict Ruhr-Universita¨t Bochum Bochum Germany
ISBN 978-3-642-33907-3 ISBN 978-3-642-33908-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-33908-0 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013948394 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Abstract
As indicated in the title “The Right(s) to Water”, this book argues that one single selfstanding, comprehensive, and legally binding human right to water is not easily found in international law. However, it is important to note that this is not at all the same thing as stating that “there is no human right to water”. It is simply to say that this human right does not easily meet some of the characteristics of other human rights all at once. It is rather a right of its very own kind that must be seen in connection with national guarantees with regard to water and with other recognized human rights, such as the right to life, the right to the highest attainabl
Data Loading...
