João Biehl, Joseph J. Amon, Mariana P. Socal, Adriana Petryna Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract Background: The Brazilian Constitution states: “Health is the right of all persons and the duty of the State.” Yet individuals in Brazil frequently face barriers to health prevention and treatment. One response to these barriers has been a “judicialization” of the right to health, with an increasing number of patients suing…
Between the court and the clinic: Lawsuits for medicines and the right to health in Brazil
João Biehl, Joseph J. Amon, Mariana P. Socal, Adriana Petryna Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract Background: The Brazilian Constitution states: “Health is the right of all persons and the duty of the State.” Yet individuals in Brazil frequently face barriers to health prevention and treatment. One response to these barriers has been a “judicialization” of the right to health, with an increasing number of patients suing…
Abstract – Bridging international law and rights-based litigation: Mapping health-related rights through the development of the Global Health and Human Rights Database
Benjamin Mason Meier, Oscar A. Cabrera, Ana Ayala, Lawrence O. Gostin Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, the World Health Organization, and the Lawyers Collective have come together to develop a searchable Global Health and Human Rights Database that maps the intersection of health and human rights in judgments, international and regional instruments, and national…
Bridging international law and rights-based litigation: Mapping health-related rights through the development of the Global Health and Human Rights Database
Benjamin Mason Meier, Oscar A. Cabrera, Ana Ayala, Lawrence O. Gostin Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, the World Health Organization, and the Lawyers Collective have come together to develop a searchable Global Health and Human Rights Database that maps the intersection of health and human rights in judgments, international and regional instruments, and national…
Abstract – Pillars for progress on the right to health: Harnessing the potential of human rights through a Framework Convention on Global Health
Eric A. Friedman and Lawrence O. Gostin Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract Ever more constitutions incorporate the right to health, courts continue to expand their right to health jurisprudence, and communities and civil society increasingly turn to the right to health in their advocacy. Yet the right remains far from being realized. Even with steady progress on numerous fronts of global health, vast inequities at the…
Pillars for progress on the right to health: Harnessing the potential of human rights through a Framework Convention on Global Health
Eric A. Friedman and Lawrence O. Gostin Health and Human Rights 14/1 Published June 2012 Abstract Ever more constitutions incorporate the right to health, courts continue to expand their right to health jurisprudence, and communities and civil society increasingly turn to the right to health in their advocacy. Yet the right remains far from being realized. Even with steady progress on numerous fronts of global health, vast inequities at the…
Book Brief: The Human Right to Water
The Human Right to Water: Significance, Legal Status and Implications for Water Allocation Inga T. Winkler Hart Publishing (June 2012) ISBN: 9781849462839 376 pages $104.00 By HHR editorial assistant Krista Oehlke Inga T. Winkler’s new text on the right to water explains the legal status and implications of the right to water and recommends actions that States must take toward operationalizing the right. Winkler’s comprehensive legal scholarship emphasizes that understanding…
Recent health and human rights literature
by Kathy Wang Health Equity, Social Justice, and Human Rights Ann Taket Routledge (June 2012) ISBN 9780415613750 224 pages $48.95 In Health Equity, Social Justice, and Human Rights, Ann Taket explains the importance of linking health and human rights, and how combining these concepts into a human rights framework can support public health and health advocacy efforts. Taket first describes and analyzes global, regional, national, and subnational human rights…
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Abstract – Lead poisoning in China: A health and human rights crisis
Jane E. Cohen and Joseph J. Amon Health and Human rights 14/2 Published December 2012 Abstract Acute and chronic lead poisoning is occurring throughout China and is a major cause of childhood morbidity. The Chinese government’s emphasis on industrial development and poverty reduction has, over the past three decades, decreased by 500 million the number of people surviving on less than one dollar per day, but has caused significant environmental…
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Lead poisoning in China: A health and human rights crisis
Jane E. Cohen and Joseph J. Amon Health and Human rights 14/2 Published December 2012 Abstract Acute and chronic lead poisoning is occurring throughout China and is a major cause of childhood morbidity. The Chinese government’s emphasis on industrial development and poverty reduction has, over the past three decades, decreased by 500 million the number of people surviving on less than one dollar per day, but has caused significant environmental…
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