On the line of Water Justice: Reflecting on the foundational pronouncements of the United Nations and the Indian Constitution

Abstract

In the past few years, the global community has realized that the unavailability and unaffordability of water cannot be a simple question of natural phenomenon. Since the absence of water is directly linked with the right to life, it is critical to comprehend what it means to assure communities and individuals the right to use water. The present paper, given this reality, attempts to define what the idea of water justice holds[i]. For the same, the paper uses the United Nations declarations and the Indian constitution as its units of analysis. Here, the fundamental claim of the paper is that justice is ‘neutral’, by nature and activity and hence required to be documented most effectively. 

[i] The meaning and impact of right to water and water right is different, however, the purpose of present paper is not to highlight the debate, but it is to