International Human Rights Lexicon

International Human Rights Lexicon

Online Companion

Health

Core Documents

African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights

American Convention on Human Rights

American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man

Arab Charter of Human Rights

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Documents

Treaties

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Instruments

Siracusa Principles on the Limitation and Derogation of Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

UN Treaty Body General Comments

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights General Comment 14 on the Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health  

Human Rights Committee General Comment 27 on Freedom of Movement

Regional Documents

Regional Treaties

European Social Charter (Revised) 

San Salvador Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights

Judgements and Decisions by Regional Courts and Bodies

African Commission on Human and People’s Rights

The Social and Economic Rights Action Center and the Center for Economic and Social Rights v Nigeria

European Commission of Human Rights

Carlo Boffa and Thirteen Others v San Marino

European Court of Human Rights

Herczegfalvy v Austria

Other Documents

World Health Organisation Documents

Alma Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care

Constitution of the World Health Organization

World Health Declaration

World Trade Organisation Documents

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

Doha Ministerial Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health

National Constitutions

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa

National Decisions

Minister of Health v Treatment Action Campaign (Republic of South Africa Constitutional Court)

Soobramoney v Minister of Health (Republic of South Africa Constitutional Court)