User:Ryan Gromoll/Human right to water and sanitation

South Africa

"In South Africa, the right to water is enshrined in the constitution and implemented by ordinary statutes. This is evidence of a slight modification of the second technique of constitutionalisation referred to as the "subsidiary legislation model". This means that a large portion of the content and implementation of the right is done an ordinary domestic statute with some constitutional standing."

An image of a group of people gathering around a communal tap in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Delhi Water Supply v. State of Haryana

An image of the Jamuna River, the river that the state of Haryana and the city of Delhi were using.

"Here a water usage dispute arose due to the fact that the state of Haryana was using the Jamuna River for irrigation, while the residents of Delhi needed it for the purpose of drinking. It was reasoned that domestic use overrode the commercial use of water and the court ruled that Haryana must allow enough water to get to Delhi for consumption and domestic use."

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