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A TENTATIVE DRAFT TREATY ON THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER AND SANITATION

Incluído em 07 Dez 2018 

In 2014 the non-governmental organization The Italian Committee for Global Water Contract entrusted the Department of Law of the University of Milano-Bicocca with the academic exercise of of preparing a tentative draft treaty on the human right to water and sanitation. The task was accomplished, on behalf of the Department, by Gabriella Citroni and Tullio Scovazzi. The draft was circulated to a number of governments and received by them different reactions, ranging from constructive comments to negative attitude and indifference. It is reproduced hereunder in the English text (versions in French and Spanish are also available).
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Autores

• Gabriella Citroni
  Gabriella Citroni is professor of International Human Rights Law at the university of Milano - Bicocca. She Is senior legal advisor of the NGO TRIAL International and she has occasionally participated tongue negotiations to draft international human rights law instruments.
• Tullio Scovazzi
  Tullio Scovazzi is professr of International Law at the Department of Law of the University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. He occasionally acts as legal expert in negotiations and meetings relating to human rights, law of the sea, environmental law and law of cultural properties.

PROTECCIÓN CONSTITUCIONAL AL MEDIO AMBIENTE EN COLOMBIA Y LA DECLARACIÓN DEL RÍO COMO SUJEITO DE DERECHOS

Incluído em 04 Dez 2018 

La actual Constitución Política de Colombia, vigente desde 1991, contiene numerosas disposiciones en torno al medio ambiente y establece una responsabilidad compartida entre el Estado y los particulares como sujetos garantes de su protección. En cumplimiento de este mandato constitucional el Estado ha designado a las autoridades ambientales, como funciones cardinales, procurar por la gestión de los recursos naturales renovables, imponer sanciones en los casos de violación de las normas de protección ambiental y exigir la reparación de los daños ambientales generados. Así también la Constitución otorgó a los particulares la facultad-deber de participar bajo distintos mecanismos jurídicos, en las decisiones que los afecten, especialmente, en aquellas que puedan poner en riesgo el derecho al goce de un ambiente sano.
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Autor

• Juan Carlos Sepúlveda Calle
  Abogado de la Universidad de Antioquia, especialista en Derecho del Medio Ambiente de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. Docente de las cátedras de “Derecho Ambiental” y “Costos Ambientales” en la Corporación Universitaria U de Colombia y de la cátedra “Legislación Ambiental” en la Corporación Universitaria Lasallista.

WATER CRISIS IN SAO PAULO AND CALIFORNIA – GROUNDWATER LEGISLATION COMPARISON IN BOTH STATES

Incluído em 05 Dez 2018 

The essay purposes to address a link between climate change and water availability as well as associate the effects of climate change with the water crisis that has affected two regions in a similar way: California and Sao Paulo. In this scenario, as one important water source supply, this paper will focus on groundwater. It will indicate the legislation related to groundwater usage and management in both states, California and Sao Paulo. It analyzes if the legislation in both places establishes a link with climate change, that is, if groundwater regulation is based on climate change in order to mitigate its effects.
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AUTORA

• Melina Scarassati Galvani
  Mestranda em Direito pela Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba LL.M. em Direito Comparado com foco em Direito Ambiental e Direito da Energia pela Universidade de San Diego/CA Especialista em Direito Ambiental e Gestão Estratégica de Sustentabilidade pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica/SP Bacharel em Direito pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie/SP. E-mail melinagalvani@gmail.com