Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
The human rights implications of the bottled water industry
Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Pretoria
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613464707465217 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author2 | Kok, Anton |
| author_browse | Kok, Anton |
| author_facet | Kok, Anton |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
| description | Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2016. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/53179 |
| institution | University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:36:34.044Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| publishDate | 2016 |
| publishDateRange | 2016 |
| publishDateSort | 2016 |
| publisher | University of Pretoria |
| publisherStr | University of Pretoria |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/53179 The human rights implications of the bottled water industry Kok, Anton mariamacarena.pereda@gmail.com Pereda, Maria Macarena UCTD Human rights Bottled water industry Law theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2016. Given the current problem of unequal access to water which affects millions of people around the world, the purpose of this study is to attempt to determine how the bottled water industry fits in the project of universal and equitable access represented by the recognition of of water as a human right. The emerging notion of the human right to water upholds that the provision of safe drinking water at least the minimum amounts necessary to satisfy basic human needs should be provided to all persons, regardless of their socio-economic status. On the other hand, the bottled water industry treats water as an ordinary commodity, subjecting this water to market forces, limiting consumption so that only those who can afford it can have access to it, and thus reinforcing a notion of restricted access to water. In light of the above, it is striking that, while some people die of thirst, the market of bottled water has simultaneously grown exponentially in the last couple of years. Hence, a question arises as to what extent this two water ideologies can be said to be compatible. It is concluded that, in certain circumstances, the bottled water industry, far from fostering the realisation of the human right to water, may negatively impact on its realisation. This is mainly because the industry is part of a larger trend of water commodification that reinforces a project of restricted access to water, promoting institutional structures where only those with economic means can have access to the most important and essential element for human survival. Centre for Human Rights LLM Unrestricted 2016-06-14T09:45:17Z 2016-06-14T09:45:17Z 2016-04-14 2016 Mini Dissertation Pereda, MM 2016, The human rights implications of the bottled water industry, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53179> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53179 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Human rights Bottled water industry Law theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions The human rights implications of the bottled water industry |
| title | The human rights implications of the bottled water industry |
| title_full | The human rights implications of the bottled water industry |
| title_fullStr | The human rights implications of the bottled water industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The human rights implications of the bottled water industry |
| title_short | The human rights implications of the bottled water industry |
| title_sort | human rights implications of the bottled water industry |
| topic | UCTD Human rights Bottled water industry Law theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53179 |