In spite of its official recognition by the United Nations in 2010, the human right to water remains a contested notion as illustrated by three main debates: (a) the definition of its scope, content, and indicators to monitor its implementation; (b) the conceptual appropriateness and effectiveness of the human rights approach in countering water services privatization; (c) the call for decolonizing or decentering the western, liberal, individualistic, and anthropocentric approach of the human right to water. The article introduces the main themes and insights within these debates and concludes by pointing at potential future research at their intersection, in relation to (a) other species' rights, (b) culture and religion, and (c) technology and infrastructure.

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水的人权简介：法律，政治及其他

尽管联合国在2010年正式承认水权，但水权仍然是一个有争议的概念，如以下三个主要辩论所说明的：（a）定义其范围，内容和指标以监测其执行情况；（b）人权方针在反对供水服务私有化方面在概念上是否适当和有效；（c）呼吁取消对水权的西方，自由，个人主义和以人为本的方法的殖民化或分散化。本文介绍了这些辩论中的主要主题和见解，并通过指出与（a）其他物种的权利，（b）文化和宗教以及（c）技术和基础设施有关的潜在未来研究得出结论。