Access to water is necessary to meet fundamental human rights as promoted by a number of international declarations, conventions, and treaties.

UNESCO: SERVICE DE PRESSE

Parliaments are legally entitled to ratify treaties and international conventions - there is no particular need for national referendums on European issues.

BBC: Viewpoints: Lisbon Treaty impact

Holbrooke also urged Yugoslav authorities to abide by international laws set forth in the Geneva Conventions, a series of international treaties signed in Switzerland between 1864 and 1949.

CNN: Captured U.S. soldiers face military court in Yugoslavia