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5 Can. J. Hum. Rts. 1 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/canajo5 and id is 1 raw text is: Troubling Waters: Recent Developments in Canada on International Law and the Right to Water and Sanitation Karen Busbyt In less than a decade, Canada has moved from resisting the recognition of the human right to water and sanitation in international law to explicitly recognizing the right. This paper reviews how Canada and, tangentially, other countries, have not only agreed that the right is derived from international treaties, but have also demonstrated through statements and behaviour their acceptance of the human right to water and sanitation and the conviction that they are legally obliged to act to respect, protect and fulfil that right. These indicators assist in the recognition of the right in customary international law. Underpinning this review is consideration of the deplorable state of water and sanitation access in many First Nations reserves in Canada. En moins de dix ans, le Canada est pass6 de la rdticence ? reconnaftre le droit fondamental ? l'eau potable et ? l'assainissement dans le domaine du droit international ? la reconnaissance explicite de ce droit. Cet article traite de la fapon dont le Canada et, indirectement, d'autres pays en sont venus non seulement ? convenir que ce droit dcoule de traitds internationaux, mais 6galement ? ddmontrer, au moyen de ddclarations et d'actions, ? la fois leur acceptation du droit humain ? l'eau et ? l'assainissement et leur conviction qu'ils sont lMgalement tenus de le respecter, de le protdger et de le rhaliser. Ces indicateurs aident ? la reconnaissance de ce droit dans le droit international coutumier. L'tude sefonde en outre sur un examen de la situation ddplorable de l'accs ? l'eau et l'assainissement dans de nombreuses rdserves des Premies Nations au Canada. t Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba. I would like to acknowledge the financial assistance of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the University of Manitoba's Legal Research Institute and Undergraduate Research Award program, as well as the support of the Centre for Human Rights Research. Invaluable research assistance was provided by Danielle Barchyn, Jared Wheeler, Faye Roberts and Jenna Seavers. I am grateful for the advice and feedback provided by Aimee Craft, Helen Fallding, Umut Ozsu, Benjamin Craig, David Boyd, Melanie O'Gorman, Jennifer Orange and Michael Anderson.

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