The right to the highest attainable standard of health imposes a range of immediate and progressive obligations.These make it challenging for courts to apply that right in cases before them in such a way as to ensure its effective protection. Discuss

The right to the highest attainable standard of health imposes a range of immediate and progressive obligations.These make it challenging for courts to apply that right in cases before them in such a way as to ensure its effective protection. Discuss.

Discuss with reference to at least two jurisdictions. Only one of those jurisdictions may be South Africa: Soobramoney v Minister of Health (Kwazulu-Natal) (CCT32/97) [1997] ZACC 17; 1998 (1) SA 765 (CC); 1997 (12) BCLR 1696 (27 November 1997) South Africa: Minister of Health and Others v Treatment Action Campaign and Others (2002) AHRLR 189 (SACC 2002)

India: Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity & Ors v State of West Bengal & Anor. Cited as: (1996) AIR SC 2426/ (1996) 4 SCC 37 | ESCR-Net; Laxmi Mandal v. Deen Dayal Harinagar Hospital & Ors, W.P.(C) Nos. 8853 of 2008 | ESCR-Net

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