This book aims to bolster the burgeoning discourse of health and human rights. In so doing, it charts the history of the linkage between health and human rights. It also pinpoints the sense of imperative that surrounds this relationship. More importantly, the book identifies a series of threats and challenges facing attempts to link health and human rights and proposes how these might be addressed. Amongst other things, it asks: is conflict between risk and rights inevitable in the context of infectious disease control? Is reproductive choice a bad argument in the context of reproductive technologies? Is it sensible for human rights to make use of measurement tools such as indicators? Is the 'cost of human rights' an argument that can and should be used by proponents of human rights? The answers it gives to these questions are original and engaging and will be of great interest to a diverse audience, including scholars and policy-makers in these areas.
| ISBN: | 9781841138046 |
| Publication date: | 2nd August 2013 |
| Author: | Thérèse Murphy |
| Publisher: | Hart Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 258 pages |
| Series: | Human Rights Law in Perspective |
| Genres: |
Law: Human rights and civil liberties Human rights, civil rights Medical and healthcare law |
This book aims to bolster the burgeoning discourse of health and human rights. In so doing, it charts the history of the linkage between health and human rights. It also pinpoints the sense of imperative that surrounds this relationship. More importantly, the book identifies a series of threats and challenges facing attempts to link health and human rights and proposes how these might be addressed. Amongst other things, it asks: is conflict between risk and rights inevitable in the context of infectious disease control? Is reproductive choice a bad argument in the context of reproductive technologies? Is it sensible for human rights to make use of measurement tools such as indicators? Is the 'cost of human rights' an argument that can and should be used by proponents of human rights? The answers it gives to these questions are original and engaging and will be of great interest to a diverse audience, including scholars and policy-makers in these areas.
Health and Human Rights features in the following genres: Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Human rights, civil rights, Medical and healthcare law
Health and Human Rights is available in Hardback
Health and Human Rights was written by Thérèse Murphy and published by Hart Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Health and Human Rights has 258 pages
Yes it is part of Human Rights Law in Perspective series