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1 online resource (180 pages) |
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Routledge studies in public health |
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Routledge studies in public health.
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$a Introduction to international law and global health -- A critical assessment of treaty-monitoring bodies : a case study of CEDAW's [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women's] optional protocol -- Perspectives from the field : a conversation with George Annas, J.D., M.P.H., Chair, Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights; William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor -- At the intersection of law, human rights, and religion : a case study in female autonomy in Hinduism and Islam -- Perspectives from the field : a conversation with Benjamin Meier, Ph. D., J.D., LL. M., Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill -- Trade and health : emergent paradigms and case studies in infectious diseases -- Perspectives from the field : a conversation with Kayhan Parsi, Ph. D., J.D., Associate Professor of Bioethics and Health Policy, Loyola University Chicago -- Epidemiology and the challenge of regulating social determinants of health -- Perspectives from the field : a conversation with John Kraemer, J.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C |
| Summary |
Global Health Disputes and Disparities explores inequalities in health around the world, looking particularly at the opportunity for, and limitations of, international law to promote population health by examining its intersection with human rights, trade, and epidemiology, and the controversial issues of legal process, religion, access to care, and the social context of illness. Using a theoretical framework rooted in international law, this volume draws on a wide range of rich empirical data to assess the challenges facing the field, including international legal tr |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-163) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Right to health.
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Public health laws, International.
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World health.
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Medical policy.
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Human rights.
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Global Health
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Health Policy
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Health Status Disparities
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Human Rights
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Internationality -- legislation & jurisprudence
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World health
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Medical policy
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Human rights
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Public health laws, International
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Right to health
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136170416 |
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1136170413 |
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