Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Palmi, Gabriella C.
Author's Email Address	gcp08c@fsu.edu
URN	etd-11092010-132142
Title	Advancing the Human Right to Water: The Question of Private Sector Participation in the Developing World
Degree	Master of Science
Department	International Affairs, Program in
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Sumner B. Twiss Committee Chair Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte Committee Member Terry Coonan Committee Member
Keywords	private sector participation human right to water corporate social responsibility economic social and cultural rights water services water management water privatization
Date of Defense	2010-10-08
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The human right to water entitles everyone to basic water and sanitation, but over 2.6 billion people lack access to these essential services. Private sector participation has emerged as a potential model for improving these conditions, but its advancement has been followed with a concern that the private sector’s profit-seeking focus does not encompass the social priorities embodied by the human right to water. The debate is also reflective of a concern relating to the increasing place of business in the international system. That transnational water companies lie outside the jurisdiction of the international human rights regime, but are in a direct position to impact the realization of rights, emphasizes the concern over advancing private sector participation as a model for water services. This thesis will assess two main questions. First, is private sector participation compatible with the human right to water? Second, can transnational water corporations be held accountable to human rights standards? Through the investigations of these questions, this research will determine whether private sector participation is capable of advancing the right to water. Moreover, the investigation of these questions will aid in an understanding of how the field of human rights is evolving to encompass contemporary developments in the field.
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