The Right to Health and Its Elements

Abstract

The right to health is a concept that does not have a long history and has newly begun to gain a place for itself in classical human rights theory. Today it is accepted that, the boundaries of the theoretical hierarchy of human rights are blurred and all human rights are interrelated. Parallel to the development of the human rights theory, the importance of right to health is increasing, both in international and national legal provisions. This study focuses on the definition and elements of the right to health. In this regard, the international legal provisions on the right to health and its main elements will be explored. Then, what kind of obligations that states have regarding the right to health will be mentioned. Finally, the legal provisions in the Turkish Law will be explained.

Keywords

• right to health
• human rights; obligations of states