1st Edition

The Human Right to Water and International Economic Law

By Roberta Greco Copyright 2022
294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

This book discusses the international right to water and the liberalization of water services. It is concerned with the harmonization of the right to water with the legal systems under which liberalization of water services has taken or may take place. It assesses paths of harmonization between international human rights law and international economic law in this specific field. The issue of... Read more

List of Abbreviations  I. General introduction  II. The Human Right to Water under International Law  III. The liberalization of water services under international investment agreements and the human right to water  IV. The liberalization of trade in water services under the GATS and the human right to water  V. Conclusion  Selected Bibliography  Index  Acknowledgements

Biography

Roberta Greco is Adjunct Professor of International Law, University of Rome ‘LUMSA’, Italy, and Associate attorney at the International Law Firm, Saccucci & Partners, specialized in litigating cases before the European Court of Human Rights.