Gender and water from a human rights perspective: The role of context in translating international norms into local action

SINGH, Nandita,1969-Lunds universitet,KTH,Mark- och vattenteknik,Vattenförvaltning, Water Management,Lund University, Sweden,Dept. of Sociology of Law, Lund University, Lund,Rättssociologiska institutionen,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Sociology of Law,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences (author)

Gender and water from a human rights perspective : The role of context in translating international norms into local action

QC 20120126
An important area in the discourse on gender and water is water supply where women are seen as the key actors and beneficiaries. A human rights approach to development has been adopted with access to safe water explicitly recognized as a basic human right. This right places a legal obligation upon governments to translate the international norms into practice.But does explicitly acknowledging the human right to water make a practical difference in women's lives? Using an actor-oriented perspective, this paper analyzes how the international legal norms for realization of the right get reconstructed in local communities where women are the right holders. The empirical data for the analysis will be drawn from a first-hand qualitative study in rural India.The findings of the study show how the socio-cultural matrix provides the environment for implementing the right and determines its equitable and effective exercise by women.

Åström, KarstenLund University,Lunds universitet,Rättssociologiska institutionen,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Sociology of Law,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences(Swepub:lu)soc-kas (author)
Wickenberg, PerLund University,Lunds universitet,Rättssociologiska institutionen,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Sociology of Law,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences(Swepub:lu)soc-pwi (author)
Hydén, HåkanDept. of Sociology of Law, Lund University, Lund (author)
KTHMark- och vattenteknik (creator_code:org_t)

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