Can the state be held accountable for water pollution? a critical analysis of legal alternatives available to prospective litigants
| dc.contributor.advisor | Feris, Loretta | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bond-Smith, Marguerite | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T11:02:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-17T11:02:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2026-03-16T12:22:43Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Water is considered to be one of the most essential of all natural resources 1 and its importance in the perpetuation of life is incontrovertible. The 'human poverty index' formulated by the United Nations Development Programme, lists a decent standard of living as one of the three essentials for human life, which in turn is determined by, amongst other, access to safe water. Water is one of the key resources determining the health and wealth of a nation resulting in management of the resource to ensure sustainable use being 'vital'.2 The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights significantly links the right to water, as a limited natural resource, the enjoyment of health and other human rights by stating that the right to water is indispensable to leading a life in human dignity and is a prerequisite for the realization of other human rights. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Bond-Smith, M. (2010). <i>Can the state be held accountable for water pollution? a critical analysis of legal alternatives available to prospective litigants</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42993 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Bond-Smith, Marguerite. <i>"Can the state be held accountable for water pollution? a critical analysis of legal alternatives available to prospective litigants."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42993 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bond-Smith, M. 2010. Can the state be held accountable for water pollution? a critical analysis of legal alternatives available to prospective litigants. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42993 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Bond-Smith, Marguerite AB - Water is considered to be one of the most essential of all natural resources 1 and its importance in the perpetuation of life is incontrovertible. The 'human poverty index' formulated by the United Nations Development Programme, lists a decent standard of living as one of the three essentials for human life, which in turn is determined by, amongst other, access to safe water. Water is one of the key resources determining the health and wealth of a nation resulting in management of the resource to ensure sustainable use being 'vital'.2 The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights significantly links the right to water, as a limited natural resource, the enjoyment of health and other human rights by stating that the right to water is indispensable to leading a life in human dignity and is a prerequisite for the realization of other human rights. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - water pollution LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Can the state be held accountable for water pollution? a critical analysis of legal alternatives available to prospective litigants TI - Can the state be held accountable for water pollution? a critical analysis of legal alternatives available to prospective litigants UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42993 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42993 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Bond-Smith M. Can the state be held accountable for water pollution? a critical analysis of legal alternatives available to prospective litigants. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42993 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Law and Society | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Law | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | water pollution | |
| dc.title | Can the state be held accountable for water pollution? a critical analysis of legal alternatives available to prospective litigants | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | LLM |