Litigating Health Rights Can Courts Bring More Justice to Health? |
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| Editor:
| Yamin, Alicia Ely
Gloppen, Siri |
| Contribution by:
| Bergallo, Paola
Ferraz, Octavio Luiz Motta
Gargarella, Roberto
Maestad, Ottar
Norheim, Ole Fritjof
Parmar, Sharanjeet
Parra-Vera, Oscar
Rakner, Lise
Roseman, Mindy Jane
Wahi, Namita
Wilson, Bruce M. |
| Series title: | Human Rights Program Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9796395-5-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the potential of litigation as a strategy to advance the right to health by holding governments accountable for these obligations. It asks who benefits both directly and indirectly--and what the overall impacts on health equity are. Included are case studies from Costa Rica, South Africa, India, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia.
This book examines the potential of litigation as a strategy to advance the right to health by holding governments accountable for these obligations. It asks who benefits both directly and indirectly--and what the overall impacts on health equity are. Included are case studies from Costa Rica, South Africa, India, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia.