•> Table of contents: Acknowledgements IV Acronyms V Summary VI Introduction 1 What is
the issue? 3 The scope of the right to water 4 Is the right to water a legally protected right? 6 …

Water is life-giving and non-substitutable. Yet safe water remains inaccessible to millions of
people around the world. Given this, the fundamental importance of ful¼lling people's right …

In a short space of time, the right to water has emerged from relative obscurity to claim a
prominent place in human rights theory and practice. This book explores this rise …

Water is an indispensable element for life. Social and economic development is closely tied
to water. Poverty is prevalent mostly in areas that face water shortage. Water-related …

Scholarship on the right to water has proliferated in interesting and unexpected ways in
recent years. This book broadens existing discussions on the right to water in order to shed …

Water, whether consumed directly or used for such basic needs as sanitation, cleansing and
growing food, is essential to human life. Since three-quarters of the water consumed by …

In spite of its official recognition by the United Nations in 2010, the human right to water
remains a contested notion as illustrated by three main debates:(a) the definition of its …

The vital importance of water to human activity is such that most societies and cultures have
sought to establish legal rules over its use and allocation. In most jurisdictions legal rights to …

The origin of this book lies in two of my research projects that were funded by the Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), which is a government agency …

This Advanced Review analyzes recent debates over the human right to water. While
accepting critiques from scholars that the right to water risks entrenching unequal and unjust …