CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Lops, Claire Nicole |
|---|---|
| Title | The Impact of Commodification on the Human Right to Water: The Cases of South Africa, Ecuador and California |
| Summary | This thesis analyzes the impact of commodification on the human right to water. For this purpose, it illustrates the development and recognition of the right to water as a human right on international, regional and national levels. To combat uncertainties of its normative content, it examines the different legal sources and the relationship between water and other human rights it is either derived from or interrelated with, concluding that it has a unique status. To demonstrate the relationship between state obligations and water commodification, the jurisdictions of South Africa, Ecuador and California are comparatively analyzed regarding their respective provisions, backgrounds and case law. The thesis concludes that commodification negatively impacts access to adequate and safe water, which is largely due to the common understanding of water as an economic good instead of a universal human right, to which marginalized groups are entitled to regardless of their ability to afford it. |
| Supervisor | Renáta Uitz |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/lops_claire.pdf |
Visit the CEU Library.
© 2007-2021, Central European University