Emmanuel Kolawole Oke Health and Human Rights 2013, 15/2 Abstract This article adopts the view that the courts in developing countries can play an important role in improving access to medicines in their countries if they incorporate a right to health perspective when adjudicating patent cases involving pharmaceutical products. The article argues that, since patent rights are not human rights, they should not be allowed to trump the right to…
Incorporating a right to health perspective into the resolution of patent law disputes
Emmanuel Kolawole Oke Health and Human Rights 15/2 Published December 2013 Abstract This article adopts the view that the courts in developing countries can play an important role in improving access to medicines in their countries if they incorporate a right to health perspective when adjudicating patent cases involving pharmaceutical products. The article argues that, since patent rights are not human rights, they should not be allowed to trump the…
Identifying the gaps: Armenian health care legislation and human rights in patient care protections
Violeta Zopunyan, Suren Krmoya, Ryan Quinn Health and Human Rights 15/2 Published December 2013 Abstract Background: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Armenia has undergone an extensive legislative overhaul. Although a number of developments have aimed to improve the quality and accessibility of Armenia’s health care system, a host of factors has prevented the country from fully introducing measures to ensure respect for human rights in…
Abstract – Identifying the gaps: Armenian health care legislation and human rights in patient care protections
Violeta Zopunyan, Suren Krmoya, Ryan Quinn Health and Human Rights 2013, 15/2 Abstract Background: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Armenia has undergone an extensive legislative overhaul. Although a number of developments have aimed to improve the quality and accessibility of Armenia’s health care system, a host of factors has prevented the country from fully introducing measures to ensure respect for human rights in patient care.…
Compulsory drug detention centers in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos: Health and human rights abuses
Joseph J. Amon, Richard Pearshouse, Jane Cohen, Rebecca Schleifer Health and Human Rights 15/2 Published December 2013 Abstract Background: According to official accounts, in 2012 more than 235,000 people were detained in over 1,000 compulsory drug detention centers in East and Southeast Asia. Methods: Between July 2007 and May 2013, in-depth interviews were conducted with 195 individuals recently released from drug detention centers in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. Results:…
Abstract – Compulsory drug detention centers in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos: Health and human rights abuses
Joseph J. Amon, Richard Pearshouse, Jane Cohen, Rebecca Schleifer Health and Human Rights 2013, 15/2 Abstract Background: According to official accounts, in 2012 more than 235,000 people were detained in over 1,000 compulsory drug detention centers in East and Southeast Asia. Methods: Between July 2007 and May 2013, in-depth interviews were conducted with 195 individuals recently released from drug detention centers in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. Results: Individuals reported…
Human rights versus legal control over women’s reproductive self-determination
Diya Uberoi and Maria de Bruyn Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract States have a duty under international human rights law to protect people’s health. Nonetheless, while some health-related policies and laws protect basic human rights, others violate fundamental rights when they criminalize, prohibit, and restrict access to necessary health services. For example, laws and regulations related to protection of life from conception, contraception, actions of pregnant…
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The ghosts of user fees past: Exploring accountability for victims of a 30-year economic policy mistake
Rick Rowden Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract Today, there is an unmistakable shift in international consensus away from private health financing, including the use of user fees toward public financing mechanisms (notably tax financing), to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). This is, however, much the same as an earlier consensus reached at the WHO”s World Health Assembly at Alma-Ata in 1978. When considering the full circle…
Abstract – Human rights versus legal control over women’s reproductive self-determination
Diya Uberoi and Maria de Bruyn Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract States have a duty under international human rights law to protect people’s health. Nonetheless, while some health-related policies and laws protect basic human rights, others violate fundamental rights when they criminalize, prohibit, and restrict access to necessary health services. For example, laws and regulations related to protection of life from conception, contraception, actions of pregnant…
Abstract – The ghosts of user fees past: Exploring accountability for victims of a 30-year economic policy mistake
Rick Rowden Health and Human Rights 15/1 Published June 2013 Abstract Today, there is an unmistakable shift in international consensus away from private health financing, including the use of user fees toward public financing mechanisms (notably tax financing), to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). This is, however, much the same as an earlier consensus reached at the WHO”s World Health Assembly at Alma-Ata in 1978. When considering the full circle…