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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393343383
• ISBN13: 9780393343380
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"