scholarly journals Support to academic education in view of the consolidation of the universal health system in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Ribeiro Bizuti ◽  
M Eneida de Almeida ◽  
P Roberto Barbato ◽  
D Savi Geremia ◽  
A Inácio Andrioli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Historical Aspect ◽  
Universal Human Rights ◽  
Health Field ◽  
Policies And Practices

Abstract The Federal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS) is the first higher-level institution in Brazil to emerge from the processes of social and political participation of social movements and networks of civil associations. Its objective is to ensure access to higher education for the entire population of the region named Fronteira Sul, historically excluded, in order to contribute to the resolution of local and regional problems. Its public and popular character is structural, with a historical aspect of a struggle of more than forty years of various social movements for the federal university, in defense of society and its ideas: democracy, equality, respect for diversity, citizenship, right to free public education, sustainability and social justice. The center of political action at UFFS is in direction of universal human rights, equality and the reduction of social inequality, being one of the structuring axes, the strengthening of Policies and Practices for the Promotion of Public Health, since society has presented its demands guided by the concerns with health care in the region. CEBES is a national entity created in 1976, whose historical mission is the struggle for the democratization of society and the defense of social rights, in particular the universal right to health. As a supraparty plural space, it brings together activists, leaders, researchers, teachers, professionals and students, together with other entities in the fight for health. It was responsible for founding the Brazilian Sanitary Reform Movement, by producing and disseminating information, knowledge and critical analyzes aimed at strengthening subjects through the expansion of critical thinking and health awareness, essential elements for political practice and action. The Chapecó nucleus was created to contribute to academic education in the health field by respecting the founding principles of social justice that are in the Federal Constitution of 1988, universality, equity and integrality. Key messages Present the Chapecó nucleus created to contribute to academic education in the health field, while respecting the founding principles of social justice and democracy. To present UFFS as an important institution for universal human rights and its commitment to the reduction of social inequality in the strengthening of Public Health Promotion Policies and Practices.

Advocating for Social and Economic Rights—Critical Perspectives

2019 ◽  
pp. 185-202
Author(s):  
Jeremy Perelman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Political Strategies ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
Fundamental Structure ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Critical Perspectives ◽  
Social And Economic Rights

This comment situates Aryeh Neier’s critique of social and economic rights within a broader set of arguments about the nature of such rights as rights, about their justiciability and enforceability, and about their value to social justice advocates and social movements’ political strategies. It highlights the main responses to Neier’s critique articulated by human rights scholars and activists, including those pointing to the indivisibility and interdependence of the human rights framework. The comment draws however on historical and theoretical perspectives on the fundamental structure of this framework to both revisit and transcend Neier’s critique. It points to approaches that aim at taking critique seriously when engaging in social justice-oriented human rights work.

Ernst Tugendhat über Menschenrechte- Kontroverse Bemerkungen

1993 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Koller
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Critical Comment ◽  
Community Rights ◽  
Universal Human Rights

AbstractIn this critical comment on Ernst Tugendhat's paper I dispute his view in two respects: the first refers to the concept, the second to the justification of human rights. As far as the concept of human rights is concerned, I argue that Tugendhat fails to notice that there are different kinds of human rights which are to be distinguished carefully. This conceptual failure prevents him from seeing that different human rights are justified by different reasons. While universal human rights can be justified by the principle of universalization, community rights are based on the demands of social justice.

s.One Norms and Principles, 2 Global Health Law: Legal Foundations for Social Justice in Public Health

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gostin Lawrence O ◽  
Sirleaf Matiangai V S ◽  
Friedman Eric A
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Global Health ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Health Law ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Legal Foundations

This chapter provides an understanding of the legal foundations of human rights, examining human rights under international law as a basis for social justice in public health. International human rights law has codified the rights first enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), evolving through the politics of the Cold War to develop the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). This seminal covenant and the international treaties that derived from it have framed the legal foundations of the human right to health and the evolution of health-related human rights. Yet, where challenges remain in responding to the health needs of a globalizing world, scholars and advocates have looked to a shift from international health law to global health law, facilitating collaboration between state and nonstate actors in an expanding global health policy landscape.

Promoting Social Justice Through Education in Public Health

2019 ◽  
pp. 517-530
Author(s):  
Robert S. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Master Of Public Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Crucial Information ◽  
Health Rights ◽  
Public Health Practitioners ◽  
Future Work

This chapter explores how to promote social justice through education programs for students in schools of public health, medical school departments of community and preventive medicine, and elsewhere. It also examines how education can equip public health practitioners, researchers, and educators with a social justice perspective that will guide their future work. Two major developments provide crucial information and values for developing and implementing social justice curricula: human rights law and progress in developing analyses of the social determinants of health. This chapter covers principles of social justice, the integration of human rights with public health, and a historical context for the evolution of related developments. The chapter describes examples of the introduction of social justice into public health curricula. The chapter concludes with an agenda for action. A text box contains the International Declaration of Health Rights. A second text box describes the Simmons Master of Public Health in Health Equity program.

Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights Context

2019 ◽  
pp. 465-480
Author(s):  
Sofia Gruskin ◽  
Paula Braveman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Standards ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Human Rights Norms

Violation or neglect of human rights jeopardizes health by interfering with physical, mental, and social well-being. This chapter considers the relevance of human rights to public health as legal standards and obligations of governments, as a conceptual framework of analysis and advocacy, and as guiding principles for designing and implementing policies and programs. It recommends institutionalizing perspectives on social justice and human rights in all health-sector actions, monitoring implications of policies in all sectors that affect health, and building public consensus for equitable financing of healthcare. The authors assert that human rights principles provide a framework that can guide health workers and others in achieving social justice in health and that health workers should be aware that human rights norms, standards, laws, and accountability mechanisms are relevant tools to help achieve social justice in health. A text box focuses on promoting the rights of “undocumented immigrants” in the United States.

The Sociology of Punishment and the Effects of Imprisonment on Families

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Condry ◽  
Peter Scharff Smith
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Sociology Of Punishment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Criminology And Criminal Justice

This chapter considers the impact of criminal justice and particularly prison upon the families of offenders and the ways in which they are drawn into the realm of punishment. It explores how imprisonment creates, reproduces, and reinforces patterns of social inequality. The chapter shows how prisoners’ families occupy an odd position of an increasing visibility in the academic realm. Much earlier work on prisoners’ families was concerned with identifying the difficulties they faced and how this might be addressed through policy measures. In more recent years, however, studies have begun to explore deeper theoretical, legal, and sociological questions which have important implications for criminology and criminal justice, the sociology of punishment, human rights, and the broader study of social justice.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document