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- HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS REGARDING THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER
- ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: SELECTED TREATISES, ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND DOMESTIC LAWS
- Let Justice Roll Down: A Case Study of the Legal Infrastructure for Water Equality and Afordability158
- The Indigenous Community of Yakye Axa vs. Paraguay187
- Brazil 1997 Law on Water Resources198
- U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act and its 1996 Amendments203
- City of Cape Town v Strümpher206
- Mazibuko v. City of Johannesburg207
- Delhi Water Supply v. State of Haryana210
- CONCLUSION
This guide supports research on the human right to water. First it defines the right and identifies some of the challenges of research in the field. Next, it delineates international standards and in-stitutional mechanisms designed to protect those afected by the denial of this human right. Final-ly, it selectively reviews current literature that p...
Recent Global Measures in Support of Water Rights UN and other International Mechanisms
Books and Journal Articles Websites and Country Reports Selected Cases from International and Regional Tribunals National Laws National Right to Water Litigation
This article discusses possible mechanisms to protect the right to water in the United States, a nation that does not recognize water access as an a僧ꩺrmative human right. It reviews a hypothetical analysis of the right using anti-discrimination laws and con-stitutional protections as well as the unique provisions cities are adopting to hold local p...
This case involves an indigenous land dispute brought before the Inter-American Court on Human Rights. The plaintifs argued their right to life (as defined by the American Convention on Human Rights) was violated by poor living conditions, in-cluding a lack of access to safe-drinking water (and water, in general). They used, as part of their argume...
This national water policy provides that water is a public good, as well as a resource with economic value. Therefore, provides adequate water supply for personal use is of primary importance. The law also states that the national management system should include participation from not just the government, but from water users and com-munities as w...
The Act sets minimums for drinking water quality in the US and requires yearly re-ports, directly to consumers, on contaminants and water-related health risks. It also puts in place mechanisms to ensure state responsibility for water quality as well as state accountability for violations of standards. All reports are made available to the public.
This South African case arose from a dispute regarding the city of Cape Town shutting of a resident’s water when he failed to make payments. The court held that there was a constitutional right to water, as well as a duty to comply with the Water Act. Any limitation or termination of water services must meet the minimum threshold of “fair and equit...
The South African Constitutional Court held that the system of pre-paid meters and supplying of a minimum amount of water to customers was constitutional. They de-ferred to the legislature, claiming that despite the constitutional provision of a right to water, it is not the court’s job to question a policy that legitimately came into place through...
In this case it was determined that in the case of the joint use of a river in Delhi, India, consumption and domestic use outweigh commercial water use. In its discussion, the court went to great lengths to discuss the sanctity of the right to water.
While water has existed since the beginning of the world, the recognition of water as a human right and states’ eforts to treat it as such are recent events. Since the Cold War, scholars in Western countries have actively researched sensitive legal areas that had been largely ignored previously because of national security concerns. One of these ar...
1. What is the educational philosophy at the Ecole d'Humanité? , balancing academics, arts & crafts, sports, and outdoor education. We believe in nurturing well-rounded individuals by fostering intellectual curiosity, creative expression, physical activity, and a deep connection with nature. 2.
My connection to the Ecole: I was an external student at the school from 1963 to 1969. The most important thing I was able to take with me from there: Curiosity about everything that comes my way in life. As an expert in the field of integration, as well as throughout my many years of leadership work, the importance of good education has been ...
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