A critical juncture for human rights in global health: Strengthening human rights through global health law reforms

Authors

Benjamin Mason Meier, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFollow
Luciano Bottini Filho, Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, Sheffield Hallam University
Judith Bueno de Mesquita, Essex Law School and Human Rights Centre, University of Essex
Roojin Habibi, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa
Sharifah Sekalala, University of Warwick
Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University - Law Center - O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-8-2023

DOI

10.1371/journal.pgph.0002663

Abstract

The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), establishing a human rights foundation under the United Nations (UN), has become a cornerstone of global health, central to public health policies throughout the world. As the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the UDHR on 10 December, this “Human Rights Day” celebration arrives at a critical juncture for human rights in global health, raising an imperative for World Health Organization (WHO) reforms to strengthen the right to health and health-related human rights.

Publication Citation

Meier BM, Bottini Filho L, Bueno de Mesquita J, Habibi R, Sekalala S, Gostin LO (2023) A critical juncture for human rights in global health: Strengthening human rights through global health law reforms. PLOS Glob Public Health 3(12): e0002663. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002663

Scholarly Commons Citation

Meier, Benjamin Mason; Filho, Luciano Bottini; de Mesquita, Judith Bueno; Habibi, Roojin; Sekalala, Sharifah; and Gostin, Lawrence O., "A critical juncture for human rights in global health: Strengthening human rights through global health law reforms" (2023). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. 2567.
https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/2567