Power, suffering, and the struggle for dignity : human rights frameworks for health and why they matter /
Directed at a diverse audience of students, legal and public health practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding what human rights-based approaches (HRBAs) to health and development mean and why they matter, Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity provides a solid foundation for comp...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2016]
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Collection: | Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction : how do we understand suffering?
- Dignity and suffering : why human rights matter
- The powerlessness of extreme poverty : human rights and social justice
- Redefining health : challenging power relations
- Health systems as "core social institutions"
- Beyond charity : the central importance of accountability
- Power and participation
- Shades of dignity : equality and nondiscrimination
- Our place in the world : obligations beyond borders
- Conclusion : another world is possible.