The Human Right to Health Norton Global Ethics Series

Release on 2012-02-20 | by Jonathan Wolff

Detractors suggest that the movement constitutes an impractical over-reach. Jonathan Wolff cuts through the ideological stalemate to explore both views.

Author: Jonathan Wolff
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393083293
Category: Political Science
Page: 208
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The Human Right to Health Norton Global Ethics Series

“A broad-ranging, insightful analysis of the complex practical and ethical issues involved in global health.”—Kirkus Reviews Few topics in human rights have inspired as much debate as the right to health. Proponents would enshrine it as a fundamental right on a par with freedom of speech and freedom from torture. Detractors suggest that the movement constitutes an impractical over-reach. Jonathan Wolff cuts through the ideological stalemate to explore both views. In an accessible, persuasive voice, he explores the philosophical underpinnings of the idea of a human right, assesses whether health meets those criteria, and identifies the political and cultural realities we face in attempts to improve the health of citizens in wildly different regions. Wolff ultimately finds that there is a path forward for proponents of the right to health, but to succeed they must embrace certain intellectual and practical changes. The Human Right to Health is a powerful and important contribution to the discourse on global health.

Language: en
Pages: 208

The Human Right to Health (Norton Global Ethics Series)

Authors: Jonathan Wolff

Categories: Political Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-02-20 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Language: en
Pages: 504

Foundations of Global Health & Human Rights

Authors: Lawrence O. Gostin, University Professor Founding Linda D & Timothy J Oneill Professor of Global Health Law Lawrence O Gostin, Associate Professor of Global Health Policy Zachary Taylor Smith Distinguished Professor of Public Policy Benjamin Mason Meier, Benjamin Mason Meier

Categories: Law

Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Human rights are essential to global health, yet rising threats in an increasingly divided world are challenging the progressive evolution of health-related human rights. It is necessary to empower a new generation of scholars, advocates, and practitioners to sustain the global commitment to universal rights in public health. Looking to

Language: en
Pages: 160

Universal Rights Down to Earth (Norton Global Ethics Series)

Authors: Richard Thompson Ford

Categories: Political Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-28 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

A path-blazing lesson on how to reconcile lofty human rights ambitions with political and cultural realities. The idea of universal rights—rights shared by all citizens, regardless of nationality, creed, wealth, or geography—has a powerful grip on the way many people feel about justice and global politics. No one should be

Language: en
Pages: 304

Just Business: Multinational Corporations and Human Rights (Norton Global Ethics Series)

Authors: John Gerard Ruggie

Categories: Business & Economics

Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-25 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

"A true master class in the art of making the impossible possible." —Paul Polman One of the most vexing human rights issues of our time has been how to protect the rights of individuals and communities worldwide in an age of globalization and multinational business. Indeed, from Indonesian sweatshops to

Language: en
Pages: 312

Risks and Regulation of New Technologies

Authors: Tsuyoshi Matsuda, Jonathan Wolff, Takashi Yanagawa

Categories: Law

Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-02 - Publisher: Springer

How should we proceed with advanced research of humanities and social sciences in collaboration? What are the pressing issues of this new trend in a cataclysmic time for civilization? This book, originated with a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Topic-Setting Program, addresses these challenging questions in four