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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784669703321

Autore

Gostin Lawrence O (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)

Titolo

Human rights and public health in the AIDS pandemic [[electronic resource] /] / Lawrence O. Gostin, Zita Lazzarini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997

ISBN

0-19-773769-2

1-280-45404-0

0-19-974882-9

1-60256-201-6

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 212 p

Altri autori (Persone)

LazzariniZita

Disciplina

347.300880814

349.73/08/80814

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) - Patients - Legal status, laws, etc

Public health laws

Human rights

Medical policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. International Human Rights Law in the AIDS Pandemic -- 2. Harmonizing Human Rights and Public Health -- 3. Human Rights Impact Assessment -- 4. AIDS Policies and Practices: Integrating Public Health and Human Rights -- 5. Case Studies Raising Critical Questions in HIV Policy and Research: Balancing Public Health Benefits and Human Rights Burdens -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Foreword. Jose Ayala Lasso, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS1. International Human Rights Law in the AIDS Pandemic2. Harmonizing Human Rights and Public Health3. Human Rights Impact Assessment4. AIDS Policies and Practices: Integrating Public Health Benefits and Human Rights5. Case Studies Raising Critical Questions in HIV Policy and Research: Balancing Public Health Benefits and Human Rights Burdens.