The Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (Paperback)

Leo Heller

ISBN 10: 1108940463 / ISBN 13: 9781108940467

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2025

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Paperback. This analysis of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (HRtWS) uncovers why some groups around the world are still excluded from these rights. Leo Heller, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation, draws on his own research in nine countries and reviews the theoretical, legal, and political issues involved. The first part presents the origins of the HRtWS, their legal and normative meanings and the debates surrounding them. Part II discusses the drivers, mainly external to the water and sanitation sector, that shape public policies and explain why individuals and groups are included in or excluded from access to services. In Part III, public policies guided by the realization of HRtWS are addressed. Part IV highlights populations and spheres of living that have been particularly neglected in efforts to promote access to services. Written by a former UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation, this book draws on extensive research in the field. It covers theoretical, conceptual, and practical aspects of the theme, in a coherent analysis of elements that influence or are influenced by these human rights. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108940463
• ISBN 13: 9781108940467
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This analysis of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (HRtWS) uncovers why some groups around the world are still excluded from these rights. Léo Heller, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation, draws on his own research in nine countries and reviews the theoretical, legal, and political issues involved. The first part presents the origins of the HRtWS, their legal and normative meanings and the debates surrounding them. Part II discusses the drivers, mainly external to the water and sanitation sector, that shape public policies and explain why individuals and groups are included in or excluded from access to services. In Part III, public policies guided by the realization of HRtWS are addressed. Part IV highlights populations and spheres of living that have been particularly neglected in efforts to promote access to services.

About the Author

Léo Heller is Senior Researcher in the René Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil. He has extensive experience in formulating policies, teaching and researching in human rights, public policies, and environmental health, related to water and sanitation. He was the second Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, appointed by the Human Rights Council of the UN.