The right to health in international law / John Tobin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tobin, John (John William), 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right to health.

Human rights--Health aspects.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1087 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The link between health and human rights has been recognised 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 healthcare to sexual and reproductive health. But it has equally been the subject of derision and scorn by human rights

Contents:

Cover page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Treaties; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Charting the History of the Right to Health; 2 The Right to Health-Its Conceptual Foundations; 3 A Methodology to Produce a Meaning for the Right to Health; 4 The Meaning of the Highest Attainable Standard of Health; 5 The Obligation to Recognize the Right to Health by All Appropriate Means; 6 The Progressive Obligation to Realize the Right to Health; 7 Specific Measures Required to Secure the Right to Health

8 The Obligation to Abolish Traditional Practices Harmful to Health9 The International Obligation to Secure the Right to Health; Conclusion; Appendix International and Regional Treaties That Include A Right to Health; bibliography; Index; Footnotes; Preface-Footnotes; Introduction-Footnotes; Ch01-Footnotes; Ch02-Footnotes; Ch03-Footnotes; Ch04-Footnotes; Ch05-Footnotes; Ch06-Footnotes; Ch07-Footnotes; Ch08-Footnotes; Ch09-Footnotes; Conclusion-Footnotes; Appendix-Footnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-173166-8

0-19-162761-5

1-283-58019-5

9786613892645

0-19-162760-7

OCLC:

830169105