It should also be noted that an aquifer State's non exercise of its right to utilize the aquifer should not prejudice the right of the other aquifer States to utilize it on the grounds that such utilization would be inequitable.

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Such participation, includes both the right to utilise the watercourse and the duty to cooperate in the protection and development thereof, as provided in this Protocol.

2.3 States should at all levels of government

It stipulates the limits of regional waters, areas of national jurisdiction and the limits of the continental shelf, in addition to the freedom of navigation beyond the limits of national jurisdiction and the right of transit in regional waters and in straits used for international navigation.

Such violations consisted of the annexation of land, blocking access to water sources and the harassment of Arab farmers attempting to make a living.

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Why did it work at the waterworks?

Since water sources and flow are not limited by national boundaries, we urge that an international task force be established to study and make recommendations for international, gender sensitive, water rights management of shared water courses.

There's a disincentive to conserve, because, if you don't use your water right, you can lose your water right.

Similarly, draft article 7 should make it clear that an aquifer State which exercised its right to utilize the aquifer without taking any other measures that had adverse effects should not be regarded as causing significant harm to the other aquifer States, even if the other aquifer States were not exercising their rights.

Recalls the proclamation, by the General Assembly, of the International Decade for Action, Water for Life , 2005 2015 and, in this context, takes note of general comment No. 15 (2002) on the right to water adopted by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

The character as high seas of the waters above the continental shelf and the right to their free and unimpeded navigation are in no way thus affected .

44. To protect groundwater resources and prevent degradation due to over pumping or saltwater intrusion, the abstraction of water is regulated under the Water Authority Law of 1982 and its regulations of 1985.

4.4 The right to water should be exercised in a manner that is sustainable for present and future generations.

As part of the agreement, creditor banks promised to maintain trade finance for Indonesian firms at levels existing as of end April 1998.

Violence against women is the most pervasive violation of human rights, occurring every day, in every country and every region, regardless of income or level of development.

Various categories of human rights violations cover various forms of violations.

The level of implementation of supplementary funded programmes of 72 per cent in 1997 (70 per cent in 1996) lagged behind the general resources programme level of 86 per cent.

Paraguay considered that a draft convention on the subject of aquifers should rest on three basic principles sovereignty, use and environmental protection of the aquifer.

9.1 Everyone should have access to administrative or judicial procedures for the making of complaints about acts or omissions committed by persons or public or private organizations in contravention of the right to water and sanitation.

them as an international crime

Since General Assembly resolution 54 175 of 17 December 1999 and general comment No. 15 (2002) both refer to the right to water , we propose using the term right to water rather than right to drinking water supply for the sake of consistency.

You've got a disincentive to conserve, because if you don't use your water right, you risk losing your water right.

The territorial competence of such authorities with respect to groundwater management should not necessarily be limited to either administrative boundaries or catchment areas but should allow for encompassing, as appropriate, management of aquifers in their entirety.

Because he's the senior water rights holder, he can protect the water from other users in the stream.

Violations of human rights

Asia s Dammed Water Hegemon

Utilization should be considered equitable as long as the former State was not prevented from exercising its right by the other aquifer States.

26. The right to safe drinking water, which arises from the right to food, the right to life and the right to health, is likely to be even more seriously violated.

(a) The right to vote in elections and referenda must be established by law and cannot be subject to unreasonable restrictions, for instance on the grounds of physical disability, level of education or ownership of property

The objective of this brochure is to raise awareness of the right to water as an important health and human rights concern.

(c) In a location where physical security can be guaranteed

Iran asserts that, in order to provide medical and related services to the refugees, staff from other provinces of the country were seconded to the refugee camps, and that these persons were paid per diem allowances to cover their living expenses while away from home.

(e) The tort of passing off

(a) Instigated them

(b) Of sufficient and culturally acceptable quality

The right to drinking water and sanitation

225. The right to an adequate standard of living.

General comment No. 15 (2002) on the right to water (E C.12 2002 11), adopted by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in November 2002, recognizes water as a pre condition for the enjoyment of several human rights including the right to life, the right to food, to adequate housing and to the highest attainable standard of health.

Consequently, a country s lack of development could not be invoked to justify the curtailment of other human rights.

Many of the notoriously underpaid and ill trained personnel are generally thought to make ends meet by extorting money from those over whom they have power.

Reforming subsidies that encourage unsustainable water use could encourage water conservation and investments in water saving technologies and practices.

The corresponding article 5 of the 1997 Watercourses Convention defines such rights of watercourse States as the right of equitable utilization vis à vis other watercourse States, on the one hand, and the right of reasonable utilization vis à vis watercourse resources, on the other hand.

VII. RECOGNITION OF GROSS AND MASSIVE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS