The Collapse of Democracy: The Flint Water Crisis from a Human Rights Perspective

28 Pages Posted: 6 Sep 2019 Last revised: 14 Sep 2019

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Jeanne M. Woods

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

Sarah Lambert

Block Law Firm

Date Written: June 3, 2019

Abstract

This article begins by tracing the chronology of the violations that precipitated and enabled the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and then discusses human rights and other international laws that were violated in this crisis.

Keywords: Flint Michigan, environmental law, human rights law, international law

Suggested Citation

Woods, Jeanne M. and Lambert, Sarah, The Collapse of Democracy: The Flint Water Crisis from a Human Rights Perspective (June 3, 2019). 20 Loy. J. Pub. Int. L. 177 (2019) , Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Research Paper No. 2019-09, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3447400 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3447400

Jeanne M. Woods (Contact Author)

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law ( email )

7214 St. Charles Ave., Box 901
Campus Box 901
New Orleans, LA 70118
United States

Sarah Lambert

Block Law Firm ( email )

Thibodaux, LA
United States

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