| Pub. Date | : Jan, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Product Name | : The IUP Journal of Law Review |
| Product Type | : Article |
| Product Code | : IJLR50121 |
| Author Name | :Masood Ahmad and Heena Praveen |
| Availability | : YES |
| Subject/Domain | : Arts & Humanities |
| Download Format | : PDF Format |
| No. of Pages | : 11 |
Fresh water is extremely important and vital for human existence and for the sustainability
of earth. Till date, there is no known substitute for freshwater. With water, humans have
emotional ties, whether it is with respect to nature, soil, health, religious sanctity,
productivity or for any other reasons. Earlier, water had no price excluding the extracting
charges, cost for purifying and then ultimately using it. But in the last one decade or so,
water has increasingly acquired a price as a commodity in the market and is subject to
international trade. This paper focuses on the need for collective effort to be made by the
international community for preservation and restoration of water resources and
implementation of different international laws in this regard. The paper focuses on the
Westphalian theory which adversely hampers the concept of shared water resources
between the upper riparian and lower riparian states. The paper also examines the five
prominent pillars of water sharing principles to be observed by the states and the positive
initiatives taken by the international community for the development of international
laws relating to water.
Water is the driving force of all nature.
- Leonardo da Vinci1
Fresh and clean water is indispensable and vital for human survival and for the sustainability of earth. There is no substitute for freshwater till date. With water, humans have emotional ties, whether it is with respect to nature, soil, health, religious sanctity, productivity or for any other reasons. Walking down the memory lane, one can realize that earlier water did not come with a price, excluding the extracting cost for purifying and then ultimately using it. But in the last half a decade, water acquired a price as a commodity in the market and is being