SERIOUS VIOLATIONS TO THE WOMEN RIGHT TO HEALTHCARE: THE CASE OF UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY AND UNITED STATES

Authors

  • Carlos Luiz Strapazzon
  • Barbara Welter PPGD UNOESC

Abstract

This short paper has been prepared for the purpose of the violation of women's right to basic health care. It is an early work exclusively guided by the analysis of official documents of the United Nations. The source of research was the special committee on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. And the three developed countries report were analyzed: United Kingdom, Italy and the United States. The aim of this choice is relatively simple. The research, still in its initial phase, seeking to know which are the most frequent forms of violation of the right to women's health. And it seemed useful start the search from the knowledge of what is a violation of this right in countries that have the best tradition of respect for human rights. Further research should also address the case of Brazil and other similar countries, particularly those that are part of the BRICS.

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Author Biographies

Carlos Luiz Strapazzon

Pós-doutor em Direito (PUC-RS), Doutor em Direito (UFSC), Professor de Direito Constitucional e Direitos Fundamentais (Unoesc). Professor de Direito Constitucional, Universidade Positivo. Editor-Chefe da Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]

Barbara Welter, PPGD UNOESC

Mestranda PPGD Unoesc

References

UNITED NATIONS. Human Rights Council. Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences in United Kingdom. New York: UN, 2015.

UNITED NATIONS. Human Rights Council. Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences in Italy. New York: UN, 2012.

UNITED NATIONS. Human Rights Council. Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences in United States. New York: UN, 2011.

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Published

2017-06-02

How to Cite

Strapazzon, C. L., & Welter, B. (2017). SERIOUS VIOLATIONS TO THE WOMEN RIGHT TO HEALTHCARE: THE CASE OF UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY AND UNITED STATES. Unoesc International Legal Seminar, 4(1), 17–22. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unoesc.edu.br/uils/article/view/11942

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CIVIL AND POLITICAL HUMAN RIGHTS