Litigating Health Rights: Can Courts Bring More Justice to Health?

By: Alicia Ely Yamin and Siri Gloppen

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Synopsis: The last fifteen years have seen a tremendous growth in the number of health rights cases focusing on issues such as access to health services and essential medications. This volume examines the potential of litigation as a strategy to advance the right to health by holding governments accountable for these obligations. It includes cases studies from Costa Rica, South Africa, India, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia, as well as chapters that address cross-cutting themes. The authors analyze what types of services and interventions have been the subject of successful litigation and what remedies have been ordered by courts. Different chapters address the systemic impact of health litigation efforts, taking into account who benefits both directly and indirectly-and what the overall impacts on health equity are.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780986106200
Publisher:: Harvard University Press
Date of Addition:: 05/13/15
Copyrighted By:: Alicia Ely Yamin, Siri Gloppen
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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