Water is an exhaustible natural resource. Access to clean, safe and affordable water must be managed nowadays not only to avoid any unnecessary use of water, but also allow for continuous supply of such an important factor of public well-being. In recent years, water-related activities acquired...

Both individual freedoms and the freedom of trade are regularly set aside in pursuit of regulatory objectives. These include environmental protection, public health, national security, consumer protection etc. The room for manoeuvre for States to set such restrictions on activities and (use of)...