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Title: | The Human Right to Water: Duties and Rights Fulfillment Strategies |
Authors: | O'Neill, Kerry Ellen |
Advisor: | Igneski, Violetta Adeel, Zafar |
Department: | Philosophy |
Keywords: | Human Rights; Moral Right; Basic Right; Safe Drinking Water; Duties; Millennium Development Goals; Sustainable Development Goals; Water Pricing; |
Publication Date: | 2016 |
Abstract: | In this thesis I argue that access to an adequate quantity and quality of safe water in sustainable ways is a basic moral human right, one that has been legally recognized by the international community through UN Resolution 15/9. As a result of water’s being a basic moral human right, governments, institutions, and individuals are obligated to avoid depriving, protect from deprivation, and aid those deprived of access to safe drinking water. Using this as a foundation, I examine the Millennium Development Goals, the Sustainable Development Goals, and water pricing as strategies used to fulfill the right to safe drinking water. I also provide arguments in favour of (national and international) tax schemes that cover the cost of providing 50L of safe water per person per day. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/20494 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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