Archive: 2018

Katherine Footer, Michael Windle, Laura Ferguson, Jordan Hatcher, Carrie Lyons, Emma Gorin, Anne L. Stangl, Steven Golub, Sofia Gruskin, and Stefan Baral Abstract Legal empowerment is increasingly recognized as a key approach for addressing…

Miriam R. Aczel and Karen E. Makuch The dictates of public conscience can become a recognized source of law and a tribunal emanating directly from the conscience of the people reflects an idea that is bound to grow. It is claimed that institutions…

Bernadette Ann-Marie O’Hare Introduction Human rights are enshrined in numerous international treaties, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and the International…

Lucas Trout, Corina Kramer, and Lois Fischer Abstract American Indians and Alaska Natives have long held a state-conferred right to health, yet Indigenous communities across the United States continue to experience significant health and health…

Moses Mulumba, Leslie London, Juliana Nantaba, and Charles Ngwena Abstract Community participation is not only a human right in itself but an essential underlying determinant for realizing the right to health, since it enables communities to be…

Gillian MacNaughton, Mariah McGill, April Jakubec, and Andjela Kaur Abstract Massachusetts is a national leader in health care, consistently ranking in the top five states in the United States. In 2006, however, only 86% of adults aged 19–64 had…