2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin

HR 718 Health as a Human Right

The human right to health is defined as the “right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health” (ICESCR, Art. 12.1). This course explores a few of the myriad ways in which the right to health has been debated, developed, enforced, and violated throughout the world. In particular, it will critically examine how access to medicines, litigation, and the ethics of care relate to health as a human right. In addition, the course will explore the relationship between poverty and health.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

None