The Human Right to Health

Catalán, Eduardo Arenas

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“…Solidarity is at the heart of nursing practice, and education as an intrinsic component of care and, more generically, a value-driven factor for sustainable healthcare systems. 1–4 Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic lifted the idea of solidarity to its peak by increasing the possibilities of practicing it, especially by frontline nurses. 5…”

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Redefining nursing solidarity

Domingo

2022

Nurs Ethics

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The idea of solidarity is in vogue, especially since the eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the term “solidarity,” as used in nursing, is imprecise and vague, lacking clear definition and connoting a variety of general meanings. Based on the original meaning of “solidarity” in ancient Roman law, this article captures the archetypical idea of solidarity from a historical and interdisciplinary perspective. This archetypical or primary meaning comes before the development of any other meanings of the word, and it is therefore authentic and genuine because it does not derive from something else. After establishing the archetypical meaning of solidarity, the article translates this meaning into the area of nursing and demonstrates a deep connectivity between healthcare and solidarity. The second part of the article offers and develops a new definition of nursing solidarity as the responsibility for the healthcare of a person (unit) shared as a whole (entirety) by that person and a nurse or a nursing team (plurality). This new definition has some implications for nursing practice and education, since the definition emphasizes the idea that solidarity helps to (a) foster respect and avoid discrimination, (b) promote cohesion in health communities, (c) increase individual responsibility and a spirit of service, (d) stimulate motivation, (e) improve communication, (f) create an engaging workplace, and (g) develop leadership.

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Redefining nursing solidarity

Domingo

2022

Nurs Ethics

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Putting Women’s Rights to Work: The Participation of Women on Company Boards As a Human Rights Law Issue

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Timmer

2023

Gender Perspectives in Law

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corporate positions, though there is considerable discretion as to the content of these measures. Also under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) states should take an active stance towards the private sector on this topic. Responsibilities for companies are based on the UNGPs' corporate responsibility to respect. We argue that promoting the participation of women on company boards falls into the scope of what is currently expected from companies.

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Chile’s New Constitution: What Right to Health?

Catalán

2021

Hague J Rule Law

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Chile is a country crossed by economic inequalities. The constitutional process has opened a space to problematize the institutions that reproduce these inequalities. This paper joins into this discussion arguing that a nuanced focus on the right of access to healthcare under international law would fit the future Constitution better. I label this focus ‘nuanced’, in reaction to international law’s limited ability to address justice claims located at the core of Chile’s social and constitutional discontent. I argue that the right to health under international law is unlikely to address the problem of unequal enjoyment of healthcare services. The paper argues that a better approach would be to integrate a solidaristic understanding to this human right. The added value of solidarity translates in a more substantive conceptualization of social rights where they become at the service of the liberty of all. Through a critical discussion about the inception of the right to health under Chile’s current Constitution, the paper shows the limitations of today’s understanding and the underlying reasons for the transformation it proposes.

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The Human Right to Health

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Redefining nursing solidarity

Redefining nursing solidarity

Putting Women’s Rights to Work: The Participation of Women on Company Boards As a Human Rights Law Issue

Chile’s New Constitution: What Right to Health?

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