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The right(s) to water : the multi-level governance of a unique human right
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ISBN: 3642339077 3642339085 Year: 2014 Publisher: Heidelberg [Germany] : Springer,

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Politicians and diplomats have for many years proclaimed a human right to water as a solution to the global water crisis, most recently in the 2010 the UN General Assembly Resolution “The human right to water and sanitation”. To what extent, however, can a right to water legally and philosophically exist and what difference to international law and politics can it make? This question lies at the heart of this book.   The book’s answer is to argue that a right to water exists under international law but in a more differentiated and multi-level manner than previously recognised. Rather than existing as a singular and comprehensive right, the right to water should be understood as a composite right of different layers, both deriving from separate rights to health, life and an adequate standard of living, and supported by an array of regional and national rights.   The author also examines the right at a conceptual level. After disproving some of the theoretical objections to the category of socio-economic rights generally and the concept of a right to water more specifically, the manuscript develops an innovative approach towards the interplay of different rights to water among different legal orders. The book argues for an approach to human rights – including the right to water – as international minimum standards, using the right to water as a model case to demonstrate how multilevel human rights protection can function effectively.   The book also addresses a crucial last question: how does one make an international right to water meaningful in practice? The manuscript identifies three crucial criteria in order to strengthen such a composite derived right in practice: independent monitoring; enforcement towards the private sector; and international realization. The author examines to what extent these criteria are currently adhered to, and suggests practical ways of how they could be better met in the future.

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Right to water. --- Water rights (International law) --- Water resources development --- Government policy. --- Human Right. --- Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church. --- Water, Right to --- Law. --- Environmental management. --- Political science. --- Human rights. --- International environmental law. --- Environmental law. --- Environmental policy. --- Development economics. --- Human Rights. --- Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management. --- International Environmental Law. --- Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice. --- Political Science. --- Development Economics. --- International law --- Human rights --- Economics --- Economic development --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Environment law --- Environmental control --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- Environmental policy --- Law --- Sustainable development --- Law and legislation --- Environment and state --- Environmental management --- State and environment --- Environmental auditing --- International environmental law --- Common heritage of mankind (International law) --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Government policy --- International law.


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The Right(s) to Water : The Multi-Level Governance of a Unique Human Right
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ISBN: 9783642339080 Year: 2014 Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer

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Politicians and diplomats have for many years proclaimed a human right to water as a solution to the global water crisis, most recently in the 2010 the UN General Assembly Resolution “The human right to water and sanitation”. To what extent, however, can a right to water legally and philosophically exist and what difference to international law and politics can it make? This question lies at the heart of this book.   The book’s answer is to argue that a right to water exists under international law but in a more differentiated and multi-level manner than previously recognised. Rather than existing as a singular and comprehensive right, the right to water should be understood as a composite right of different layers, both deriving from separate rights to health, life and an adequate standard of living, and supported by an array of regional and national rights.   The author also examines the right at a conceptual level. After disproving some of the theoretical objections to the category of socio-economic rights generally and the concept of a right to water more specifically, the manuscript develops an innovative approach towards the interplay of different rights to water among different legal orders. The book argues for an approach to human rights – including the right to water – as international minimum standards, using the right to water as a model case to demonstrate how multilevel human rights protection can function effectively.   The book also addresses a crucial last question: how does one make an international right to water meaningful in practice? The manuscript identifies three crucial criteria in order to strengthen such a composite derived right in practice: independent monitoring; enforcement towards the private sector; and international realization. The author examines to what extent these criteria are currently adhered to, and suggests practical ways of how they could be better met in the future.


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From Cold War to Cyber War : The Evolution of the International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict over the last 25 Years
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ISBN: 3319190865 3319190873 Year: 2016 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book follows the history of the international law of peace and armed conflict over the last 25 years. It highlights both the parameters that have remained the same over the years as well as the new challenges now facing international law. The articles analyze new developments concerning the prohibition of the use of force in international relations, self-determination of peoples, human rights and human security as well as international coordination of humanitarian assistance.

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International law -- History. --- International relations -- History. --- Treaties, International --- International Law --- Law, Politics & Government --- International law --- International relations --- History. --- Diplomatic history --- International history (Diplomatic history) --- Law. --- Human rights. --- International humanitarian law. --- Climate change. --- Sociology. --- Emigration and immigration. --- Sex (Psychology). --- Gender expression. --- Gender identity. --- International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict. --- Human Rights. --- Migration. --- Gender Studies. --- Climate Change. --- Sex identity (Gender identity) --- Sexual identity (Gender identity) --- Identity (Psychology) --- Sex (Psychology) --- Queer theory --- Expression, Gender --- Sex role --- Psychology, Sexual --- Sex --- Sexual behavior, Psychology of --- Sexual psychology --- Sensuality --- Immigration --- International migration --- Migration, International --- Population geography --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Colonization --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Changes, Climatic --- Climate change --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Humanitarian conventions --- International humanitarian law --- War (International law) --- Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Human rights --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Acts, Legislative --- Enactments, Legislative --- Laws (Statutes) --- Legislative acts --- Legislative enactments --- Jurisprudence --- Legislation --- Psychological aspects --- Environmental aspects --- Law and legislation --- World history --- Developmental psychology. --- Climatic changes. --- Changes in climate --- Climate change science --- Development (Psychology) --- Developmental psychobiology --- Psychology --- Life cycle, Human --- Global environmental change


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International Humanitarian Action : NOHA Textbook
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ISBN: 3319144545 3319144537 Year: 2018 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This textbook examines a wide range of humanitarian action issues in five parts, presented by specialists from different academic fields. The respective parts reflect the five core modules of the International NOHA Joint Master’s Programme “International Humanitarian Action”: a) World Politics, b) International Law, c) Public Health, d) Anthropology, and e) Management.  The book serves as a common basis for teaching at all NOHA universities and aims at imparting the basic knowledge and skills needed to excel in a complex interdisciplinary and international learning context. It provides in-depth information on key international humanitarian principles and values, professional codes of conduct, and the commitment to their implementation in practice.  The book will thus be useful for all students of the NOHA Joint Master’s Programme and participants of any courses with a similar content, but also for academics and practitioners affiliated with entities such as inte rnational organisations and NGOs. It may also serve as an introduction to anyone with an interest in understanding the numerous and inter-linked facets of humanitarian action.

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Law. --- Natural disasters. --- Public health. --- Human rights. --- International humanitarian law. --- Anthropology. --- International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict. --- Human Rights. --- Public Health. --- Natural Hazards. --- Human beings --- Humanitarian conventions --- International humanitarian law --- War (International law) --- Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Human rights --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Sanitary affairs --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Acts, Legislative --- Enactments, Legislative --- Laws (Statutes) --- Legislative acts --- Legislative enactments --- Jurisprudence --- Legislation --- Law and legislation --- Geology. --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- International relief. --- International law and human rights. --- Crisis management. --- Crises --- Management of crises --- Management --- Problem solving --- Conflict management --- Human rights and international law --- Grants-in-aid, International --- International grants-in-aid --- Relief, International --- Relief (Aid) --- Charities --- Economic assistance --- Public welfare --- Primitive societies --- Social sciences


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From Cold War to Cyber War : The Evolution of the International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict over the last 25 Years
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ISBN: 9783319190877 Year: 2016 Publisher: Cham Springer International Publishing

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This book follows the history of the international law of peace and armed conflict over the last 25 years. It highlights both the parameters that have remained the same over the years as well as the new challenges now facing international law. The articles analyze new developments concerning the prohibition of the use of force in international relations, self-determination of peoples, human rights and human security as well as international coordination of humanitarian assistance.


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International Humanitarian Action : NOHA Textbook
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ISBN: 9783319144542 Year: 2018 Publisher: Cham Springer International Publishing

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This textbook examines a wide range of humanitarian action issues in five parts, presented by specialists from different academic fields. The respective parts reflect the five core modules of the International NOHA Joint Master’s Programme “International Humanitarian Action”: a) World Politics, b) International Law, c) Public Health, d) Anthropology, and e) Management.  The book serves as a common basis for teaching at all NOHA universities and aims at imparting the basic knowledge and skills needed to excel in a complex interdisciplinary and international learning context. It provides in-depth information on key international humanitarian principles and values, professional codes of conduct, and the commitment to their implementation in practice.  The book will thus be useful for all students of the NOHA Joint Master’s Programme and participants of any courses with a similar content, but also for academics and practitioners affiliated with entities such as inte rnational organisations and NGOs. It may also serve as an introduction to anyone with an interest in understanding the numerous and inter-linked facets of humanitarian action.

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