Global constitutionalism, applied to global health governance: Uncovering legitimacy deficits and suggesting remedies

Globalization and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ooms, Gorik ^a   Hammonds, Rachel ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Global constitutionalism; Global health governance; Health security; Right to health

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEGAL RIGHTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SECURITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; COURT; DEMOCRACY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH INCOME COUNTRY; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 85002968988     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12992-016-0216-2     Document Type: Article

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