The Comparative Fortunes of the Right to Health: Two Tales of Justiciability in Colombia and South Africa
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The legal recognition of the right to health worldwide has never been so advanced. At least 115 constitutions around the world have entrenched the right to health or health care,1 whether as justiciable claim-rights, aspirational guarantees, or a combination of the two.2 As of November 2012, every country except South Sudan is a party to at least one human rights treaty that addresses the right to health or other health-related rights.3 Often, international obligations lead to policy recommendations and supervisory measures within the international legal domain, which can affect domestic law and health policy.4 Yet increased levels of mobilization and
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تاریخ انتشار 2013