The human right to health / Jonathan Wolff.

By:

Wolff, Jonathan

Series: Amnesty International global ethics seriesPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 192 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780393063356 (hardcover)
0393063356 (hardcover)

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DDC classification:

362.1 23

LOC classification:

RA427.9 .W65 2012

Contents:

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?

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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?