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DROIT SANTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- International Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right to health
1, record 1, English, right%20to%20health
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "right to health" is enshrined in all international human rights conventions .... The right to health means to say that governments must implement policies and plans to provide accessible health care to everyone in the shortest possible time ... 2, record 1, English, - right%20to%20health
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
As a matter of law, States' obligations under international law (including human rights treaties where applicable) include their obligation to take measures to progressively realize the right to health [ ... ] 3, record 1, English, - right%20to%20health
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Droit international
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit à la santé
1, record 1, French, droit%20%C3%A0%20la%20sant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le droit à la santé est un droit fondamental de l'être humain, indispensable à l'exercice des autres droits. Toute personne a le droit de jouir du meilleur état de santé susceptible d'être atteint, lui permettant de vivre dans la dignité (Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels de l'ONU, Avril 2000). 2, record 1, French, - droit%20%C3%A0%20la%20sant%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le droit à la santé englobe également une grande diversité de facteurs socioéconomiques puisque les conditions de santé sont largement tributaires des conditions de vie. 2, record 1, French, - droit%20%C3%A0%20la%20sant%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Health Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- health law
1, record 2, English, health%20law
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Health Law deals with the legal aspects of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and physical therapy. It also covers the regulation of health care and the provision of medical services. 2, record 2, English, - health%20law
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Health law is also a field that touches most people's lives. Most people know someone who has had an interaction with the health care system that raised such standard issues as confidentiality, informed consent, malpractice, or allocation of resources. 3, record 2, English, - health%20law
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit de la santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit de la santé
1, record 2, French, droit%20de%20la%20sant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de règles juridiques qui gouvernent les questions de santé ainsi que les institutions qui s'y rattachent. 2, record 2, French, - droit%20de%20la%20sant%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le droit de la santé, naguère circonscrit presque entièrement par la responsabilité civile découlant des actes médicaux, révèle aujourd'hui ses liens avec tous les aspects du droit : international constitutionnel, administratif, civil, pénal; il constitue un chapitre important du droit du travail, du droit professionnel et surtout matérialise l'un des plus importants droits de la personne. 3, record 2, French, - droit%20de%20la%20sant%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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