Water Law and Development

Main author: Cullet, Philippe
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description This chapter examines water law in a global South-global North context. It looks at the recent evolution of water law, divided between a push for recognising water as an economic good that can be traded like any other commodity and a counter push for enshrining the commons nature of water through the public trust doctrine and the recognition of the human right to water. It then considers necessary steps for the future of water law, including the recognition of water as a common heritage and the need to reconceive the right to water as a right to free water.
author_additional Dellapenna, Joseph
author_additionalStr Dellapenna, Joseph
format Book Chapters
author Cullet, Philippe
author_facet Cullet, Philippe
authorStr Cullet, Philippe
author_letter Cullet, Philippe
title Water Law and Development
publisher Edward Elgar
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/35176/