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Auteur(s) : Wolff, Jonathan (1959-....)
Titre(s) : The human right to health [Texte imprimé] / Jonathan Wolff
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : W. W. Norton, cop. 2012
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XV-192 p.) ; 22 cm
Collection : Amnesty international global ethics series
Lien à la collection : Amnesty international global ethics series
Comprend : Introduction : the human right to health dilemma ; 1. The universal declaration
of human rights ; Background ; declarations, covenants, and constitutions ; Progressive
realization and core obligations ; 2. The human right to health and its critics
; Rights, humanitarianism, and power ; Rights and human rights ; Philosophical challenges
; General comment ; The human right to health in practice ; 3. HIV/AIDS and the
human right to health ; The awakening of the human right to health ; HIV/AIDS discovery
and response ; Access to treatment ; HIV/AIDS and Haitians in the United States
; The global spread of HIV/AIDS : Africa ; The hidden cost of treating HIV/AIDS
; Conclusion ; 4. Problems and prospects ; The World Bank and health systems ;
TRIPS and the price of medicines ; The health brain drain ; Research ethics ; Maternal
mortality and newborn survival ; Conclusion ; 5. Where next? ; Emerging campaigns
; Governance and activism ; Conclusion.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 165-177. Index
A philosophy professor discusses the right to health and explores both views on the
issue including the idea that it is a fundamental right along the lines of free speech
and also that it is an issue of impractical overreach
Sujet(s) : Droit humanitaire -- Aspect sanitaire
Droit à la santé
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780393063356. - ISBN 0393063356. - ISBN 9780393343380. - ISBN 0393343383
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44237295r
Notice n° :
FRBNF44237295
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