Humanitarian aid has been present in some form throughout human history, yet the modern
concept of humanitarian aid has only truly emerged since the later half of the 20th century …

Summary 60 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights laid the foundations for
the right to the highest attainable standard of health. This right is central to the creation of …

This article tracks the shifting place of the international right to health, and human rights-
based approaches to health, in the scholarly literature and United Nations (UN). From 1993 …

Do we have positive duties to help others in need or are our moral duties only negative,
focused on not harming them? Are any of the former positive duties, duties of justice that …

This chapter analyzes the origins, evolution, and impact of the TLO on access to medicines
(A2M). This TLO is currently characterized by a low level of normative settlement and …

Health and Human Rights in a Changing World is a comprehensive and contemporary
collection of readings and original material examining health and human rights from a global …

The economic and public health impacts of tobacco use, which kills approximately 5 million
people per year and is expected to kill 10 million, mainly poor, people in 2030, are well …

One of the main dimensions related to migration is that of health; this correlation is dynamic
by nature and complex. Health is strongly related to the social determinants of health (job …

Human rights in peace and development are accepted throughout the nations of the Global
South as established, normative, and beyond debate. Only in the powerful elite sectors of …

This chapter considers the use of rights-based advocacy and human rights approaches to
support policy or program planning. In this chapter, the concern is with the different rights …