Book contents
- Health As a Human Right
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Health As a Human Right
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Map
- Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Politics of the Right to Health
- 2 Health Becomes a Right in Brazil
- 3 The Constitution Works
- 4 Two Brazils
- Part II The Judicialisation of the Right to Health
- Part III What Role for Courts?
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
3 - The Constitution Works
from Part I - The Politics of the Right to Health
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 January 2021
Book contents
- Health As a Human Right
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Health As a Human Right
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Map
- Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Politics of the Right to Health
- 2 Health Becomes a Right in Brazil
- 3 The Constitution Works
- 4 Two Brazils
- Part II The Judicialisation of the Right to Health
- Part III What Role for Courts?
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
Summary
It is not difficult to see that the constitutional guarantee of a comprehensive, universal and egalitarian health system is far from being fulfilled in Brazil. Because the ambition of proponents of the right to health was very high (revolutionary, really) and the political and economic obstacles rather daunting, it would be extraordinary if, in the space of three decades, the constitutional promise had been fully redeemed, becoming a well-established and secured reality in the lives of the whole Brazilian population.
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- Health as a Human RightThe Politics and Judicialisation of Health in Brazil, pp. 50 - 75Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020