NATALYA PESTova

Natalya Pestova is a doctoral candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights. She holds the LL.M. degree in International Human Rights from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and a degree in Jurisprudence from the Moscow State Law Academy. Previously she worked as a lawyer for Russian government agency and as a lecturer in law at the Vyatka State University of Humanities in Kirov, Russia. Currently Natalya is involved in the project work on advocacy and positive integration of migrant communities in Ireland. Her academic interests are economic, social and cultural rights and the challenges of their implementation through the interdisciplinary perspectives of governance, development and management of natural resources.

PhD research:

Application of the rights-based approach to access to drinking water at the level of local government

Her research addresses the utilization of the human rights-based approach to water service delivery at the level of local government. There is a common agreement that local municipalities bear human rights responsibilities along with the national governments. Still there is a very poor understanding of the status of local governments as human rights actors. The aim of the dissertation is to achieve a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the municipalities as duty-bearers with respect to the right to access to drinking water. The perspectives and challenges of the application of the rights-based approach at the local level shall be explored based on the practices documented by the civil society, United Nations Human Rights mechanisms, national courts and research institutions.

Natalya is open to exchange on the topic with interested academics, researchers, consultants and other parties via e-mail pestovanggmail.com.

Research projects:

Report on the Right to Health in Russia as part of the 'Monitoring the Right to Health' project coordinated by the University of Aberdeen School of Law, 2011, published by the IFHHRO, available at   http://www.ifhhro.org/information-centre/country-reports

Legal Resources for the Right to Water and Sanitation: International and National Standards - 2nd edition, Right to Water and Sanitation Programme, COHRE, 2008

Conference papers/publications:

'Freedom of Information Act in Ireland: history, key features and practice of realisation’ paper presented on the 3rd international conference 'State and Society: Challenges of Interaction' January 2012, Vyatka State University of Humanities, Russia

'Exploring Application of the International Human Rights Law at the Level of Local Authorities', paper presented on the conference 'Beyond the Law: Critical Reflections on International Human Rights Law and Policy 2012' Griffith College, Cork, Ireland

’Climate Change: Gender Aspects in Russian Federation’ paper presented on Central European Regional Congress MWIA “The Actual Topics on Women Health” – June 2012, Batumi, Georgia

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