Abstract
Legal instruments and litigation as a way to enforce the rights to life and to health is a relatively new strategy that is increasingly common. We show how legal measures have been used to attain health and human rights with case examples from India and South Africa that resulted in large public-health benefits.
MeSH terms
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Delivery of Health Care* / legislation & jurisprudence
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Delivery of Health Care* / standards
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Delivery of Health Care* / trends
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Female
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Health Care Reform / trends*
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Human Rights / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Human Rights / psychology
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Humans
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India
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Latin America
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Male
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Public Health*
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South Africa
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United Nations / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Violence*