Archive: Jun 2018

Laura Pautassi Abstract This article analyzes how states are complying with their periodic reporting obligations under the Protocol of San Salvador (PSS) in one specific area: access to justice as a key component of the right to health. The…

Keith Syrett Abstract Judicial readings of the right to health—and related rights—frequently possess something of an “all or nothing” quality, exhibiting either straightforward deference to allocative choices or conceptualizing the right as…

Regiane Garcia Abstract Brazil has established a well-known constitutional right to health. Legal scholars have focused largely on one aspect of this right: the role of the courts in enforcing health care access. Less attention has been paid to…

Hunter Keys, Manuel Gonzales, Madsen Beau De Rochars, Stephen Blount, and Gregory S. Noland Abstract Hispaniola, the Caribbean island that includes the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic (DR), accounts for 90% of lymphatic filariasis…

Jibril Abdulmalik, Emeka Nwefoh, James Obindo, Samuel Dakwak, Motunrayo Ayobola, John Umaru, Elisha Samuel, Christopher Ogoshi, and Julian Eaton Introduction Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a chronic and disfiguring condition that can lead to…

Stephen Wilmot Abstract In this paper, I apply Kymlicka’s theory of cultural rights to the health care of Canada’s First Nations, within the framework of human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples, as formulated by the United Nations. I…