The human right to water : justice ... or sham? : the legal, philosophical, and theological background of the new human right to water /

Water is a matter of life and death. Advanced technology and engineering enable humans to gain better access to it. Nonetheless, the conditions and effort required to reach this goal remain colossal in many countries. Building a lasting infrastructure for adequate treatment before and after use is c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fiechter-Widemann, Evelyne (Autor)
Otros Autores: Everson, Andrene (Traductor), Biswas, Asit K. (writer of foreword.), Tortajada, Cecilia (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2017]
Temas:
Water rights.
Human rights.
Right to water.
Droits sur les eaux.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Droit à l'eau.
water rights.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada
  • The concept of "globality"
  • "Thinking" water in terms of its vulnerability, through case studies
  • "Thinking" the human relationship to water : the phenomenology of vulnerability
  • "Thinking" the human in need
  • "Thinking" human beings in terms of their dignity
  • Two areas of focus
  • A new role for civil society
  • Is the human right to water an ethical normativity or a legal one?
  • Scientific normativity for water
  • Economic/political and legal normativities for water
  • Thinking and conceptualizing mobilization for potable water
  • Possible bases
  • Creating a space for dialogue about the human right to water
  • A theological inquiry into natural law from ABRAHAM through the Apostle Paul and the Church Fathers to Calvin
  • A philosophical inquiry concerning natural law from Grotius to the human right to water via Kant and Bonhoeffer
  • Dentological motives for action, or "thinking" water philosophically with Immanuel Kant
  • Eudaemonist and anti-eudaemonist motives for action, or how to "think" water emotionally
  • Empirical and utilitarian motives for action, or how to "think" water for the well-being of all
  • Justice for the "other" human being, the one who thirsts
  • Does the reality affect us and make us responsible?
  • Responsibility : a problematic concept
  • Intergenerational ethics
  • Intragenerational ethics
  • What kind of justice should apply to universal access to potable water?
  • Solicitude and love as a means to supererogatory justice : the golden rule concept
  • "Thinking" water differently : theologically
  • General conclusion.

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