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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 book 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.
| Author(s) | By Inga Winkler. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 376 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 14 Jun 2012 |
| Availability | Available |
The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council recognised the human right to water in 2010.This book 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.
1 Introduction I. Lack of Access to Water II. The Question of Prioritisation III. The Emergence of the Human Right to Water IV. Scope and Outline of the Book 2 Background: Water Availability and Competing Demands I. Water Availability and Quali
Inga T Winkler is a Legal Adviser to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation based at the German Institute for Human Rights. She is also a lecturer at the University of Dusseldorf, Germany.
