Hak Atas Air dan Kewajiban Negara dalam Pemenuhan Akses terhadap Air

Abstract

Water is a basic need of human being, no one can live without water and ithas no substitution. Water is a a requirement of adequate living standard for the healthand well-being of all human being..The current problem is the availability of water infulfill the human need is decreased. On the one hand there is the view that water isa commodity while the other side said that water is a social good.. The right to waterimplies that everyone should have access to water without discrimination. The state’srole is indispensable when people are not in the same position in getting water, thedifferences position of people can occur not only a problem of economic inequality, butalso the specific natural conditions in a certain region. Such differences make some partsof society difficult to gain access to water, and in this situation, the presence of the stateis strong required.