Health and Human Rights in a Changing World

Health and Human Rights in a Changing World is a comprehensive and contemporary collection of readings and original material examining health and human rights from a global perspective. Editors Grodin, Tarantola, Annas, and Gruskin are well-known for their previous two volumes (published by Routledge) on this increasingly important subject to the global community.

The editors have contextualised each of the five sections with foundational essays; each reading concludes with discussion topics, questions, and suggested readings. This book also includes Points of View sections—originally written perspectives by important authors in the field.

Section I provides a Health and Human Rights Overview that lays out the essential knowledge base and provides the foundation for the following sections.

Section II introduces concepts, methods, and governance framing the application of health and human rights, particularly the Human Rights-based Approaches to Health.

Section III sheds light on issues of heightened vulnerability and special protection, emphasising that the health and human rights record of any nation or community is determined by what is being done and not done for those who are most in need.

Section IV addresses system failures where health and human rights issues have been documented, recognised, and sometimes proclaimed as priorities, yet remain insufficiently attended to due to State denial, unwillingness, or incapacity.

Section V examines the relevance of the health and human rights paradigm to a changing world, underscoring contemporary global challenges and responses.

Finally, a Concluding Note brings together the key themes of this set of articles and attempts to project a vision of the future.