Text

Health, Rights and Dignity : Philosophical Reflections On An Alleged Human Right

---

The idea that there is such a thing as a human right to health has become pervasive. It has not only been acknowledged by a variety of international law documents and thus entered the political realm but is also defended in academic circles. Yet, despite its prominence the human right to health remains something of a mystery— especially with respect to its philosophical underpinnings. Addressing this unfortunate and intellectually dangerous insufficiency, this book critically assesses the stipulation that health is a human right which— as international law holds— derives from the inherent dignity of the human person. Scrutinising the concepts underlying this stipulation (health, rights, dignity), it shall conclude that such right cannot be upheld from a philosophical perspective.

---

Availability

No copy data

Detail Information

Series Title

-

Call Number

100 ERK h

Publisher

Berlin : De Gruyter., 2010

Collation

-

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9783110319262

Classification

100

Content Type

text

Media Type

computer

Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

1

Subject(s)

Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Specific Detail Info

-

Statement of Responsibility

Klyatskin Valery I

Other Information

Cataloger

Jemadi

Source

-

Validator

Taufik

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

-

Journal Volume

-

Journal Issue

-

Subtitle

-

Parallel Title

-

Other version/related

File Attachment

Comments

---

You must be logged in to post a comment