The human right to health /
by Wolff, Jonathan.
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BookSeries: Amnesty International global ethics series.Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2012Description: xv, 192 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780393343380.Other title: 1st ed.Subject(s): Human rights -- Health aspects | World health | Poor -- Health and hygiene
Contents:
Summary: 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.
The universal declaration of human rights -- The human right to health and its critics -- HIV/AIDS and the human right to health -- Problems and prospects -- What's next?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-177) and index.
The universal declaration of human rights -- The human right to health and its critics -- HIV/AIDS and the human right to health -- Problems and prospects -- What's next?
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.
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