The right to water (Art. 11 and 12) 2002, para. 33
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Steps should be taken by States parties to prevent their own citizens and companies from violating the right to water of individuals and communities in other countries. Where States parties can take steps to influence other third parties to respect the right, through legal or political means, such steps should be taken in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and applicable international law.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2002
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CESCR General Comment No. 15, The right to water (Art. 11 and 12) (2002), para. 33.