The Human Right to Water: Legal and Policy Dimensions

by Salman M.A. Salman and Siobhan McInerney-Lankford

'The Human Right to Water' traces the issue of the right to water through a number of international legal instruments, particularly General Comment No. 15 which recognizes such a right. It analyzes the international legal regime for human rights, and argues that the nexus between development, water and human rights is well established therein. Although the central theme of the Study is General Comment No. 15 issued by the Committee on Economic, Social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821359223
• ISBN13: 9780821359228
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"