Author: Qiu, Shengnan; Macnaughton, Gillian
Title: Mechanisms of Accountability for the Realization of the Right to Health in China Document date: 2017_6_23
ID: 199senps_6
Snippet: China has ratified the ICESCR and other international treaties that guarantee protection of the right to health for specific populations. 30 However, international human rights laws cannot be invoked directly in Chinese courts; rather, they must be incorporated first into domestic law. 31 Thus, in practice, the international human right to health has never been invoked in a Chinese court. At the national level, the Constitution of the People's Re.....
Document: China has ratified the ICESCR and other international treaties that guarantee protection of the right to health for specific populations. 30 However, international human rights laws cannot be invoked directly in Chinese courts; rather, they must be incorporated first into domestic law. 31 Thus, in practice, the international human right to health has never been invoked in a Chinese court. At the national level, the Constitution of the People's Republic of China obligates the government to provide a comprehensive health system that guarantees individuals' access to health care. 32 However, there is no constitutional court in China, and no rights-holder has claimed a constitutional right to health in any Chinese court.
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