The Pluralist Right to Health Care: A Framework and Case Study Contributor(s): Da Silva, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1487508727 ISBN-13: 9781487508722 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $84.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Health - Philosophy - Political Science |
Dewey: 362.109 |
LCCN: 2022276787 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.32 lbs) 328 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Health rights are a common but controversial legal phenomenon. Every country is signatory to a treaty that incorporates health rights, yet existing health rights do not easily fit the traditional claim right model, and questions remain over how to theoretically incorporate health rights into domestic systems. The Pluralist Right to Health Care addresses this break between theory and practice with an account of the right to health care that is philosophically and practically sound. Utilizing a pluralist framework, Michael Da Silva argues that the right to health care is best understood as a set of claims to related ends: the goods necessary for a dignified existence, procedural fairness in determining what other goods to provide and in the provision of goods, and a functioning health care system. Through philosophical reasoning, analysis of relevant international human rights law, and a close study of the Canadian case, The Pluralist Right to Health Care provides crucial insight into the potential of law and policy to improve health care systems in Canada and beyond. |