Tobin, John 1968-

The right to health in international law / John Tobin. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xxiii, 416 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-402) and index.

Introduction -- Charting the history of the right to health -- The right to health : its conceptual foundations -- A methodology to produce a meaning for the right to health -- The meaning of the highest attainable standard of health -- The obligation to recognize the right to health by all appropriate means -- The progressive obligation to realize the right to health -- Specific measures required to secure the right to health -- The obligation to abolish traditional practices harmful to health -- The international obligation to secure the right to health -- Conclusion.

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Right to health.
Human rights--Health aspects.