Strani pravni život (Jan 2019)
Human right to water with particular reference to practice of the European Court of Human Rights
Abstract
The subject matter of the paper refers to consideration of the right to water as fundamental human right. In the context of the examination of the right to water at universal level, relevant international declarative acts have been analysed, as well as international treaties in the field of environmental protection. Special attention is devoted to the provisions of international human rights instruments, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. At the regional European level, the right to water is considered from aspect of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. Within the concluding remarks, answer to the question concerning the existence of the right to water as a basic human right is presented as well as the tendencies of the future development of this right.
