Human right to water : justice ... or sham? : the legal, philosophical, and theological background of the new human right to water /

Human right to water : justice ... or sham? : the legal, philosophical, and theological background of the new human right to water /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Fiechter-Widemann, Evelyne, author.
Uniform title:	Droit humain à l'eau. English
Imprint:	Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2017] ©2017
Description:	xxxi, 394 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Right to water. Right to water -- Moral and ethical aspects. Right to water -- Economic aspects. Human rights -- Religious aspects. Human rights. Water resources development. Water resources development -- Moral and ethical aspects. Developing countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11340500

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Other authors / contributors:	Biswas, Asit K., writer of forward. Tortajada, Cecilia, writer of forward. Everson, Andrene, translator.
ISBN:	9781498294089 1498294081 9781498294065 1498294065
Notes:	Translation of: Droit humain à l'eau. Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-387) and indexes. Translated from French to English.
Summary:	"Water is a matter of life and death. Advanced technology and engineering enable humans to gain better access to it. Nonetheless, the conditions and effort required to reach this goal remain colossal in many countries. Building a lasting infrastructure for adequate treatment before and after use is costly. Therefore, the author believes that a radical change of thinking among people around the world, from the domestic to the large-scale users, becomes a priority. Even if the United Nations entitles all people to justice for water, more responsible and ethical use of it by all interested parties is more important than the spreading of promises, which, in practice, may turn out to be a sham. Only a better understanding that access to water rests on the efforts of everyone, without exception, will reduce overuse, waste, and pollution of the indispensable resource. This volume, while written from a theological, philosophical, and legal perspective (focusing on John Calvin, John Rawls, and Paul Ricoeur), demonstrates that water cannot be merely understood as a human right, but also has to be dealt with from an economic point of view as well as under the authority of the golden rule."--

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