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
- Part II The Judicialisation of the Right to Health
- 5 The Judicialisation of Health in Numbers
- 6 How the Haves Come Out Ahead in Health Litigation
- 7 Islands of Rights Revolutions?
- 8 Unequal Justice
- Part III What Role for Courts?
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
8 - Unequal Justice
What Is Litigated, Why, and Who Really Benefits?
from Part II - The Judicialisation 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
- Part II The Judicialisation of the Right to Health
- 5 The Judicialisation of Health in Numbers
- 6 How the Haves Come Out Ahead in Health Litigation
- 7 Islands of Rights Revolutions?
- 8 Unequal Justice
- Part III What Role for Courts?
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
Summary
In this final chapter of Part II, my aim is to complete the analysis of the drivers and social impact of health litigation in Brazil carried out in Chapters 6 and 7. What makes people litigate and who really benefits from it? Is it mostly the poor, that is, those whose health is worse and who still lack access to important basic health actions and services, or is it by and large the better-off, the haves whose health conditions are already much better than the average?
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- Health as a Human RightThe Politics and Judicialisation of Health in Brazil, pp. 225 - 274Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020