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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 formal recognition has put the issue high on the international agenda, but by itself leaves many questions unanswered. This book addresses this gap and clarifies the legal status and me...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council recognised the human right to water in 2010. This formal recognition has put the issue high on the international agenda, but by itself leaves many questions unanswered. This book addresses this gap and 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. The human right to water has wide-ranging implications for the distribution of water. Examining these implications requires putting the right to wate. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (376 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-323) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847319623 1847319629 9781849462839 1849462836 9781283739580 1283739585 |