The Human Right to Health

by Jonathan Wolff

Book Overview

Few topics in human rights have inspired as much debate as the right to health. Proponents would enshrine it as a fundamental right on a par with freedom of speech and freedom from torture. Detractors suggest that the movement constitutes an impractical over-reach. Jonathan Wolff cuts through the ideological stalemate to explore both views. In an accessible, persuasive voice, he explores the philosophical underpinnings of the idea of a human right,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393063356
• ISBN13: 9780393063356
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"