1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910715883403321

Titolo

In the Senate of the United States. July 11, 1856. -- Submitted, agreed to, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Jones, of Iowa, made the following report. The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of John R. Tucker, praying the passage of an act granting him compensation for his father's services in the Revolutionary War, beg leave to report .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [publisher not identified], , 1856

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 page)

Collana

Senate report / 34th Congress, 1st session. Senate ; ; no. 212

[United States congressional serial set ] ; ; [serial no. 837]

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesGeorge Wallace <1804-1896> (Democrat (IA))

Soggetti

Claims

Military pensions

Survivors' benefits

Legislative materials.

United States History Revolution, 1775-1783

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from opening lines of text.

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FDLP item number not assigned.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797737003321

Titolo

Water is life : women's human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa / / edited by Anne Hellum, Patricia Kameri-Mbote, and Barbara van Koppen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harare, [Zimbabwe] : , : Weaver Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-77922-287-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (641 p.)

Disciplina

323.096

Soggetti

Human rights - Africa

Civil rights - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Part I - Introduction; Chapter 1 - The Human Right to Water and Sanitation in a Legal Pluralist Landscape: Perspectives of Southern and Eastern African Women; 1. Water and Sanitation as an Intersectional Gender and Human Rights Issue; 2. Legal Pluralities and Multiple Water Governance Structures; 3. The Broader Historical, Political, and International Context of Water Reform: Setting the scene; 3.1 Colonial continuities; 3.2 The first wave of post-colonial water reform: The Dublin Principles and IWRM

3.3 The second wave of post-colonial water reforms: The MDGs and the human right to water and sanitation3.4 Legal gaps, tensions, and challenges; 4. Local Perspectives; 4.1 Engendering the right to water: water for personal, domestic and livelihood use; 4.2 Intersectional perspectives: vulnerabilities of poor women and the environment; 4.3 Water access through participation, legal knowledge and empowerment; 5. Challenges for International and National Law; Chapter 2 - Turning the Tide: Engendering the Human Right to Water and Sanitation

1. Water as a Human Rights Issue: Southern and eastern African perspectives on gender and water governance2. Towards an 'Engendered', Integrated and Contextual Approach; 3. Background:



From the Stockholm and Dublin Principles to the human right to water and sanitation; 4. The Right to Water: Adequate, available, accessible, safe and affordable; 4.1 Adequate water for what? Personal, domestic and livelihood uses; 4.2 Accessible and safe water; 4.3 Affordable water; 5. The Human Right to Sanitation

6. The Duty to Respect and Protect the Right to Water and Sanitation in the Context of Plural Water Governance6.1 The duty to respect; 6.2 The duty to protect; 7. The Duty to Make Water and Sanitation Accessible without Discrimination; 7.1 Direct discrimination; 7.2 Indirect discrimination; 7.3 Gender stereotypes, systemic discrimination and cultural change; 7.4 Intersectional discrimination; 8. The Right to Equal, Free and Meaningful Participation in Water Governance; 9. The Obligations of International Development Actors; 9.1 International actors as duty-bearers

9.2 Accessibility without discrimination: Responsibilities of donors when selecting target groups and areas9.3 Attention, affordability and accountability: Responsibilities of donors in policy processes; 10. Conclusion; Part II - Kenya; Chapter 3 - Human Rights, Gender and Water in Kenya: Law, Prospects and Challenges; 1. Introduction; 2. Water Resources, Land and Human Rights; 2.1 Water resources in Kenya; 2.2 Water availability, distribution and demand; 2.3. The interface between water, land and human rights; 3. Water Law and Policy in Pre-Colonial and Colonial Kenya

3.1 Water law and policy in the political economy of colonial Kenya