scholarly journals Colectivos vulnerables y crisis económica en Europa. Una visión desde la identidad de género

2017 ◽  
pp. 225-246
Author(s):  
María José CORCHETE MARTÍN
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right ◽  
Los Grupos ◽  
The Welfare State

LABURPENA: Estatu soziala ez da berezkotzat hartu behar. Azken hamarkadan bizi dugun krisi ekonomikoak garbi erakutsi digu, berriz ere, zein hauskorra den eta zer-nolako ondorioak dituen gizartean, ondorio asimetrikoak beti. Gizarte-kohesioa apurtu izanak marginazio soziala, ekonomikoa eta politikoa dakar argitara. Krisigaraietan Konstituzioa indarrik gabe geratzen da. Nola erantzun talde zaurgarrien eskariei? Azter dezagun, testuinguru horretan, genero-nortasunerako eskubidea, batez ere osasunerako eskubidearekin loturik. Baliabide ekonomiko gutxi zegoela aitzakia harturik atzera eta aurrera ibili izanak erakusten digu botere publikoek beste era batera jardun behar dutela eta beste era batera kudeatu behar dituztela baliabide horiek. Maila anitzeko gobernamendua tresna egokia izan daiteke transexualen benetako berdintasuna bultzatzeko, lankidetzan aritzeko eta politika publikoak kontrolatzeko. RESUMEN: El Estado social no debe presuponerse. La crisis económica que estamos viviendo en esta última década nos vuelve a mostrar su fragilidad y sus consecuencias sociales, siempre asimétricas. La ruptura de la cohesión social saca a la luz la marginación social, económica y política. La Constitución pierde vigencia en tiempos de crisis. ¿Cómo responder a las demandas de los grupos vulnerables? Este trabajo pretende analizar, en este contexto, el derecho a la identidad de género, especialmente en relación con el derecho a la salud. Los avances y retrocesos, con la escasez de recursos económicos como pretexto, nos llevan a demostrar la necesidad de un cambio en la manera de actuar y de gestionar dichos recursos por parte de los poderes públicos. La gobernanza multinivel como instrumento de impulso, de colaboración y de control de las políticas públicas para garantizar la igualdad real y efectiva de las personas transexuales. ABSTRACT: The Welfare State should not be presupposed. The economic crisis that we are living in this last decade again shows us its fragility and its social consequences, always asymmetrical. The breakdown of social cohesion brings social, economic and political marginalization to light. The Constitution loses its force in times of crisis. How to respond to the demands of vulnerable groups? This paper aims to analyze, in this context, the right to gender identity, especially in relation to the right to health. The advances and setbacks, with the scarcity of economic resources as a pretext, lead us to demonstrate the need for a change in the way of acting and to manage these resources by the public authorities. Multilevel governance as a tool for boosting, collaborating and controlling public policies to ensure real and effective equality of transsexual people.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Vaccinations and the Right to Health in Indonesia: Social Justice Analysis

Lentera Hukum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rafliansah Aziz ◽  
Muhammad Alfitras Tavares ◽  
Chalisa Jasmine Azhima
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Distributive Justice ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Vaccination Policy ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Welfare State

While the COVID-19 pandemic is far from the end, vaccinations have become an inevitable alternative in combating this pandemic. According to the WHO, COVID-19 vaccines are considered public goods. Consequently, they should be distributed equally to the citizens as the fulfillment of the right to health. This study aimed to analyze how COVID-19 vaccinations in Indonesia have been practiced. Also, it examined the government’s responsibility to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are distributed equally in reflecting distributive justice by enquiring to what extent the government’s policy on independent vaccination relates to the fulfillment of human rights. This study used a legal research method based on a literature review. This study showed that some aspects of the vaccination are under distributive justice and welfare state. However, the Gotong Royong vaccination policy does not refer to distributive justice and the welfare state, resulting in injustice, discrimination, and economic inequality because it only provides certain privileged citizens access to vaccines. Therefore, the government needs to reconsider the Gotong Royong vaccination, focusing on accelerating the vaccination system for vulnerable individuals and groups. KEYWORDS: COVID-19, Right to Health, Social Justice, Vulnerable Groups.

The Right to Information in India Implementation and Impact

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
_______ Naveen ◽  
_____ Priti
Keyword(s):  
Public Life ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Know How ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Government with a sense of pride. It flaunted the Act as a milestone in India’s democratic journey. It is five years since the RTI was passed; the performance on the implementation frontis far from perfect. Consequently, the impact on the attitude, mindset and behaviour patterns of the public authorities and the people is not as it was expected to be. Most of the people are still not aware of their newly acquired power. Among those who are aware, a major chunk either does not know how to wield it or lacks the guts and gumption to invoke the RTI. A little more stimulation by the Government, NGOs and other enlightened and empowered citizens can augment the benefits of this Act manifold. RTI will help not only in mitigating corruption in public life but also in alleviating poverty- the two monstrous maladies of India.

scholarly journals Cultural mediators are needed to fulfill Right to health for all

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Magnusson ◽  
I-Z Jama
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cultural Mediators ◽  
Healthy Life Style ◽  
The Right ◽  
Health Planner

Abstract The Right to health framework supports available, accessible and acceptable health care of high quality for all (AAAQ). Health of migrants often worsen in the new country. AAAQ may be hindered by poverty, discrimination, health cares' shortcomings and misunderstandings, respectively. Advocating for marginalised groups' Right to health include action. Interventions based on shared influence, participation and control need to be launched. Cultural mediators (CM), i.e. persons that are knowledgeable in both cultures and with networks in migrant groups help overcome lingual problems, lack of trust and uneven power relations. This resource needs to be further examined. How can a CM strengthen AAAQ in a public health setting? Women with Somalian origin living in an underserved neighborhood in Sweden contacted the Public Health Unit of a local hospital, asking for support for a health focused group-activity. Weight loss after delivery was a primary concern. Women gathered monthly 2018-19. The objective was to support healthy life style habits drawing on issues raised by the women. The intervention was conducted by group talks, led by the CM and a public health planner. Methods were based on Social Cognitive Theory focusing on self-efficacy. The CM recruited women, helped them to find the venue, encouraged them to trust the public health planner and broadened perspectives to include female genital mutilation, children's food, how to seek care and workforce issues. Trust developed over time. 70 women participated. Reported gains were raised awareness of ones' rights, increased self-efficacy in relation to food, physical activity and how to support children to a healthy life style. Support for a healthy lifestyle was made more available, accessible and acceptable by the cooperation with the CM, as was the quality of the support. A CM bridges distances regarding spoken language, trust and cultural understanding. S/he puts forward perspectives and needs from the group in question Key messages The Right to health framework highlights areas that need to be in focus when advocating for health equity. Health care workers in settings with many migrants should strive to include cultural mediators in planning, execution and evaluation of interventions.

scholarly journals Intersectoral approaches and integrated services in achieving the right to health for refugees upon resettlement: a scoping review protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e016638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dena Javadi ◽  
Etienne V Langlois ◽  
Shirley Ho ◽  
Peter Friberg ◽  
Göran Tomson
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Refugee Health ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Right

IntroductionGlobal insecurity and climate change are exacerbating the need for improved management of refugee resettlement services. International standards hold states responsible for the protection of the right of non-citizens to an adequate standard of physical and mental health while recognising the importance of social determinants of health. However, programmes to protect refugees’ right to health often lack coordination and monitoring. This paper describes the protocol for a scoping review to explore barriers and facilitators to the integration of health services for refugees; the content, process and actors involved in protecting refugee health; and the extent to which intersectoral approaches are leveraged to protect refugees’ right to health on resettlement, especially for vulnerable groups such as women and children.Methods and analysisPeer-reviewed (through four databases including MEDLINE, Web of Science, Global Health and PsycINFO) and grey literature were searched to identify programmes and interventions designed to promote refugee health in receiving countries. Two reviewers will screen articles and abstract data. Two frameworks for integration and intersectoral action will be applied to understand how and why certain approaches work while others do not and to identify the actors involved in achieving success at different levels of integration as defined by these frameworks.Ethics and disseminationFindings from the scoping review will be shared in relevant conferences and meetings. A brief will be created with lessons learnt from successful programmes to inform decision making in design of refugee programmes and services. Ethical approval is not required as human subjects are not involved.Trial registration numberRegistered on Open Science Framework athttps://osf.io/gt9ck/.

scholarly journals Perspectiva bioética del Trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH)

Bioderecho.es ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego José García Capilla ◽  
María José Torralba Madrid
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
The Right ◽  
Siglo Xx ◽  
The Welfare State

La aparición del Estado del bienestar a mitad del siglo XX tuvo consecuencias sanitarias que culminan con el reconocimiento del derecho a la protección de la salud y el deber de asistencia sanitaria del Estado, con una extensión de la medicina a campos desconocidos, medicalizando la vida de las personas. El TDAH es un caso paradigmático, convirtiéndose en una patología psiquiátrica a partir de su inclusión en el DSM-III 1980, con inconsistencias y subjetividad en las clasificaciones. La etiología del trastorno es desconocida, su diagnóstico es subjetivo y dudoso, su tratamiento poco efectivo y con riesgos, incrementando el número de casos diagnosticados y los beneficios de la industria farmacéutica. Desde la Bioética se impone una reflexión sobre los posible daños derivados de la medicalización (no-maleficencia), una prudente actuación de los profesional (beneficencia), respeto al criterio de niños y adolescentes (autonomía) y una perspectiva crítica en relación con el gasto derivado de su diagnóstico (justicia). The emergence of the welfare state in the mid-twentieth century had health consequences that culminated in the recognition of the right to health protection and the duty of health care of the State, with an extension of medicine to unknown fields, medicalizing the life of people. ADHD is a paradigmatic case, becoming a psychiatric pathology due to its inclusion in the DSM-III 1980, with inconsistencies and subjectivity in the classifications. The etiology of the disorder is unknown, its diagnosis is subjective and doubtful, its treatment ineffective and with risks, increasing the number of cases diagnosed and the benefits of the pharmaceutical industry. From the Bioethics a reflection on the possible damages derived from the medicalization (nonmaleficence), a prudent action of the professional (beneficence), respect to the criterion of children and adolescents (autonomy) and a critical perspective in relation to the expense is imposed derived from his diagnosis (justice).

scholarly journals Vanhuksen oikeus hoivaan ja omaisolettama

Gerontologia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-242
Author(s):  
Laura Kalliomaa-Puha
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Know How ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive

Jokaisella vanhuksella on Suomessa yksilöllinen, viime kädessä perustuslaissa taattu, oikeus riittävään hoivaan ja huolenpitoon. Silti tämä oikeus on usein käytännössä riippuvainen siitä, onko vanhalla ihmisellä omaisia tukenaan. Tässä artikkelissa tarkastellaan sitä, miten oikeus hoivaan ja hoitoon taataan lainsäädännössä. Omaisilla ei lain mukaan ole vastuuta hoivan järjestämisestä, mutta silti lainsäädäntö monessa kohdin ikään kuin olettaa omaisten olevan vanhuksen tukena. Vaikka omaiset usein ovatkin tukena, miten perusoikeus hoivaan ja huolenpitoon toteutuu niillä vanhuksilla, joilla ei ole omaisia? Artikkeli nostaa vakavimpana omaisolettaman riskinä esiin ne vanhukset, joilla on omaisia, mutta joiden omaiset eivät osaa tai halua auttaa. Right to care and presumption of family and friends in the Finnish legislation According to Finnish legislation the public authorities must guarantee adequate social, health and medical services for those old persons who cannot obtain means necessary for a life of dignity. Yet in practice this right to receive indispensable subsistence and care often depends on the fact whether the old person happens to have family or friends to help her or him. As if the legislation supposes there are friends and family to help, even though, according to Finnish law, family members do not have legal responsibility to take care of an elderly person. This article elaborates how the right to care is guaranteed in Finnish legislation and what the law says about the responsibilities of the family. Even though most of the relatives do help their elderlies, how is the right to care fulfilled for those old persons who do not have family? Perhaps the elderlies who have family and friends, which do not help or do not know how to, are in the most vulnerable situation.

Social Mobilization for Public Accountability

2019 ◽  
pp. 136-150
Author(s):  
Kuldeep Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
Social Mobilization ◽  
Democratic Accountability ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adequate Information ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

This chapter examines administrative accountability through the democratic pillar of public transparency. One of the pillars of democratic accountability is the availability of adequate information in the public domain about the functioning government. It has taken a social movement for transparency in government to establish people’s right to information through the passage of the Right to Information Act in 2005. However, traditional administration has not reconciled to its demands and PPPs are kept out of its purview on the plea that they are not public authorities. The Lok Pal (ombudsman) Bill has been passed in response to another struggle of civil society.

Destituent Power

2020 ◽  
pp. 123-138
Author(s):  
Markus Patberg
Keyword(s):  
Civil Disobedience ◽  
Popular Sovereignty ◽  
The Political ◽  
Constitutional Change ◽  
Constituent Power ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Eu

This chapter takes up the public narrative of ‘We, the multitude of Europe’, which suggests that the only hope for progressive change in the EU lies in a politics of disruption, and asks whether this idea can be defended based on a systematic model. To that end, it resorts to the political theory of destituent power, according to which opposition to or withdrawal from public authority can function as a legitimate trigger for constitutional change. Distinguishing between anti-juridical and juridical conceptions of destituent power, the chapter discusses to what extent the disruptive political strategies put forward by protest movements in the EU can be regarded as justifiable. Focusing on the juridical strand as the more plausible one, it argues that ideas of destituent power as ‘state civil disobedience’ run into a problem of authorization. By contrast, popular sovereignty-based approaches illuminate a neglected dimension of constituent power: the right to dismantle public authorities without the intention to create new ones. While such a model of destituent power in part captures the actions and demands of EU protest movements, it can only complement, not replace, the constructive side of constituent power.

Patent retrieval architecture based on document retrieval. Sketching out the Spanish patent landscape

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 558-569
Author(s):  
Ana B Gil-GonzÁlez ◽  
Andrea VÁzquez-Ingelmo ◽  
Fernando de la Prieta ◽  
Ana de Luis-Reboredo ◽  
Alfonso GonzÁlez-Briones
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Document Retrieval ◽  
Patent Retrieval ◽  
The Public ◽  
Patented Invention ◽  
Technological Field ◽  
Technical Effect ◽  
Patent Landscape ◽  
The Right

Abstract A patent is a property granted to any new shape, configuration or arrangement of elements, of any device, tool, instrument, mechanism or other object or part thereof, that allows for a better or different operation, use or manufacture of the object that incorporates it or that provides it with some utility, advantage or technical effect that it did not have before. As a document, a patent really is a title that recognizes the right to exploit the patented invention exclusively, preventing others from making, selling or using it without the consent of the owner. The fact of making a patent is motivated by the fact of promoting creativity, hindering competition in the market as only one person holds the patent, thus protecting the initial investment and fighting against plagiarism. Patents are available to the public for dissemination and general knowledge. It is generally recognized in the specialized literature that patents can be used as an indicator to calculate the results generated by research and development activities, being a very useful indicator to measure various social, economic or technological aspects. For this reason, it is of relevant interest to have tools or systems that allow us to obtain the patents developed in a specific period of time and to carry out analyses of various economic and social factors. These analyses can serve to obtain a social perspective of society’s progress in the technological field, and this is why an analysis of patents is of our interest. This paper proposes a platform specifically designed to obtain knowledge about patents as an indicator of Spanish social, economic or technological aspects. For this purpose, the platform retrieves, analyses and visualizes functionalities that represent data on the landscape of patents obtained from the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) as a particular case of study.

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