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Owoeye, Olasupo

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“…The convention specifies that women should have adequate living conditions, including access to electricity and water. 16 However, this convention refers to women in particular and still does not provide support for claiming that access to electricity is a right for every human being, the core idea of universal human rights. From a legal perspective, it seems that the right to access to electricity is still in its infancy.…”

Section: Can Electricity Be Conceived As a Right?mentioning

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“…Owoeye comments on the outcome document's provision found in paragraph 125 and notes: 'This provision clearly accentuates the significance of energy access to the right to life, the right to health, the right to social security, the right to the highest attainable standard of living and the right to development'. 40 It is again noteworthy that the focus is on the derived importance of energy. 41 The first problem with this position is that it leaves a key dimension open.…”

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Is there a universal human right to electricity?

Löfquist

2019

The International Journal of Human Rights

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This article considers three answers to the question whether electricity access should be a universal human right. A first position is that there is no human right to electricity but perhaps contractual rights related to various societies. A second position is that electricity is a derived human right, a right based on other rights, grounded on rights such as the right to adequate housing. A third position is that there is a universal human right to electricity. It is argued that the second position is the strongest since it supports the idea that humans often need access to electricity but avoids the stronger claim that all humans must have this access. The latter claim faces the challenge that rights language should focus on the needs of humans and not be extended too far to include everything that could be beneficial for humans. Such an extension might diminish the attention on the actual aim of human rights: That all humans should have a good enough life.

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Is there a universal human right to electricity?

Löfquist

2019

The International Journal of Human Rights

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World trade organization’s export-oriented compulsory licensing mechanism: Foreseen policy concern for Africa to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic

Abbas

2021

Journal of Generic Medicines

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Africa has a history of grappling with outbreaks and high prevalence of disease. It currently confronts COVID-19 which is escalating because of local community transmission of the disease. Poorly resourced health systems in Africa are ill-prepared for the surging number of COVID-19 cases. This paper emphasizes that in the current battle against COVID-19, policymakers should not lose sight of future policy challenges. COVID-19 vaccine has become available, but patent exclusivities might play a major role in hindering access to it. With little or no indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity of its own, Africa will almost entirely rely on importing COVID-19 vaccines or treatment from third parties. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Paragraph 6 System, which relates to export-oriented compulsory licensing, is excessively formal and does not suit a pandemic situation which requires swift action. This paper draws policymakers’ attention of to a high priority policy concern for Africa.

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Is there a universal human right to electricity?

Is there a universal human right to electricity?

World trade organization’s export-oriented compulsory licensing mechanism: Foreseen policy concern for Africa to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic

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