(Re)Invigorating the world health organization's governance of health rights: Repositing an evolving legal mandate, challenges and prospects

African Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-256

  Onzivu, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

governance; health rights; institutional reforms; international law; legal mandate; regionalism; United Nations (UN); World Health Organization (WHO)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869009507     PISSN: 22109730     EISSN: 17087384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/170873811X585592     Document Type: Article

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