The Human Right to Water: Theory, Practice and Prospects

ISBN-13: 9781107010703 / Twarda / 2017 / 300 str.

Langford, Malcolm

Opis

The first book to engage in a comprehensive examination of the human right to water in theory and in practice.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: the right to water in context Malcolm Langford and Anna F. S. Russell; Part I. Water Allocation: 2. Water allocation, customary practice and the right to water: rethinking the regulatory model Barbara van Koppen; 3. Indigenous peoples and the sale of water rights: the case of Chile Domingo A. Lovera Parmo; 4. Water for producing food for basic consumption: guaranteed by the right to water or food? Inga T. Winkler; 5. Tapping transboundary waters: implications of the right to water for states sharing international watercourses Anna F. S. Russell and Stephen McCaffrey; 6. Climate change and the right to water Mac Darrow; Part II. Access to Water and Sanitation: 7. Determining progress on access to water and sanitation: the case of South Africa Jackie Dugard, Malcolm Langford and Edward Anderson; 8. Quantifying the affordability standard: a comparative approach Henri Smets; 9. Engendering the right to water and sanitation: integrating the lived experiences of women and girls Anne Hellum; 10. The human right to sanitation Malcolm Langford, Jamie Bartram and Virginia Roaf; 11. Development cooperation and extraterritorial obligations Ashfaq Khalfan; 12. Palestine: challenges to progressive realisation in the occupied territory Lara El Jazairi; Part III. Urban Water Reform: 13. Privatisation and the right to water Malcolm Langford; 14. Piped water in Jakarta: a political, economic or social good? Nicola Colbran; 15. Privatisation and regulatory autonomy: the right to water in international economic law Andrew Lang; 16. Bilateral investment treaties and investment arbitration Luke Eric Peterson; Part IV. Rural Water Reform: 17. A poor choice? Public policy, social choice and the human right to water Robert A. Hope; 18. Socio-cultural norms, human rights and access to water and sanitation Nandita Singh; 19. The right to water and political ecology: Zimbabwe's water reforms Bill Derman and Emmanuel Manzungu; 20. The right to water in rural India and drinking water policy reforms Philippe Cullet.