Please, prepare the following two questions in advance at home using the
literature as prescribed for week 1.
1. How would you comment on the statement: "Health is a fundamental right
indispensable for the exercise of other human rights." What other human
rights could be at stake here? How are those rights related to health?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (not a binding instrument):
Right to adequate standards of living
OHCHR Article 11
Some rights are easier to enforce than others
General Comment 14(book-p.19) 3
2. How can international human rights law promote human health? What
legal instruments can be used to pursue health-related goals at
international level?
UN Human Rights Bodies (p.24 of the slides)
literature as prescribed for week 1.
1. How would you comment on the statement: "Health is a fundamental right
indispensable for the exercise of other human rights." What other human
rights could be at stake here? How are those rights related to health?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (not a binding instrument):
Right to adequate standards of living
OHCHR Article 11
Some rights are easier to enforce than others
General Comment 14(book-p.19) 3
2. How can international human rights law promote human health? What
legal instruments can be used to pursue health-related goals at
international level?
UN Human Rights Bodies (p.24 of the slides)
