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The Right to Health in International Law (Hardcover)
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The Right to Health in International Law (Hardcover)
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The link between health and human rights has been recognized for
many years, but the increasing visibility of the right to health in
international law has been a distinct feature of the last decade.
It has been embraced by actors within civil society, academics,
health professionals, lawyers and courts in several jurisdictions
as a tool to address health inequalities at the local and global
level, in matters ranging from access to medicines and the
availability of affordable health care to sexual and reproductive
health. But it has equally been the subject of derision and scorn
by human rights sceptics who have described it as lacking
foundation, nebulous, and incapable of implementation.
This book seeks to offer a comprehensive discussion of the status
and meaning of the right to health in international law. It traces
the history of this right to reveal its nexus with public health
and the long-standing recognition that a State has a responsibility
to attend to the health needs of its population. It also offers a
theoretical account of its conceptual foundations which challenges
the position held by many philosophers that health is undeserving
of the status of a human right. By developing an interpretative
methodology, the book provides a persuasive account of the meaning
of the right to health and the obligations it imposes on States.
This process reveals an understanding of the right to health that,
while challenging, remains practical and capable of guiding States
that are genuinely committed to addressing the health needs of
their population.
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