The right to water in the human rights framework
The global water crisis is on the horizon. Climate change, the growing world population and the increasing demand for water are pushing more and more countries into a situation where water resources are insufficient to meet even the minimum needs of people. While international water regulation has t...
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Szegedi Tudományegyetem Állam- és Jogtudományi Doktori Iskola
Szeged
2025
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| Sorozat: | Comparative Law Working Papers
9 No. 1 |
| Kulcsszavak: | Emberi jogok, Vízhez való jog |
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| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/86716 |
| Tartalmi kivonat: | The global water crisis is on the horizon. Climate change, the growing world population and the increasing demand for water are pushing more and more countries into a situation where water resources are insufficient to meet even the minimum needs of people. While international water regulation has traditionally been from a state perspective, recent human rights instruments have changed the debate. Despite the absence of a universal treaty that explicitly includes a human right to water, the UN General Assembly has adopted resolutions that specifically recognise the human right to water, and this right is also included in the new Sustainable Development Goals. In this context, the aim of this paper is to examine the current status of the right to water in international law. The study uses the classical legal method to examine and interpret the sources of international law. It explores the historical development and conceptual origins of the right to water in different areas of international law, such as international environmental law and international water law. The study also examines the legal basis of the right to water within international human rights law, considering the possibilities of interpreting the autonomous right to water within existing legal instruments or as a customary norm, and elaborates on the legal implications of this. The study shows that new interpretations of existing human rights instruments, state practice and international law doctrine are increasingly supporting and recognising the independence of the right. However, examples of national legislation and jurisprudence show that the right to water is a highly complex issue. Finally, the overall analysis makes it clear that, despite recent developments, the right to water cannot yet be said to have reached its full potential. |
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| Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők: | 10 |
| ISSN: | 2560-1911 |