SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE HUMAN RIGHT TO FRESHWATER
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The evolution of the right to water can be traced to the developments of the early 1970s. The main purpose of this thesis is to argue that, based on the developments in the field of international law, today there is an emerging right to water. In support of my arguments, I will discuss the various legal measures in relation to the right to freshwater, adopted since the 1970s. I will analyze the resolutions and declarations of the different conferences and international forums that have been held since that time and the ways in which they have addressed the issue of the right to water. Although at the present moment the right to freshwater does not explicitly exist in the international legal plane, according to my research, the contextual interpretation of different international measures can provide evidence for the slow establishment of customary international law, guaranteeing the right to water. I strongly believe, that issues regarding freshwater, the access to it and its preservation for future generations, are closely connected to the principle of sustainable development, enshrined in the international environmental law as well as in the principles of international human rights law. It is scientific fact that water is essential for all life on earth. Life without water is simply not possible and consequently, issues regarding water and the access to it, do relate to various human rights, such as the right to life, health, sustainable development and many more.
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