In recent years, significant debate has taken place around the concept of the “human right to
water”. In this paper, we seek to respond to recent critiques and clarify the terms of the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Formally acknowledging water as a human right could encourage the international
community and governments to enhance their efforts to satisfy basic human needs and to …

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 UN General Assembly …

Abstract The United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights engenders
important state commitments to respect, fulfill, and protect a broad range of socio-economic …