Department of Human Rights and Human Rights Politics, Friedrich Alexander University, Germany
Review Article
Right to Health and a Healthy Environment in India: The Situation of Health and Environment and the Core State Obligations towards it under Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Author(s): Lahari Chakraborty*
Health is an essential element of concern for every human being. Being healthy is crucial for having a good life as a person's interaction with society, the ability to work, and civil involvement depend on it. It is a massive topic of importance, and hence it has been given the legal entitlement through the right to health, which is present in several international and domestic legal frameworks. A primary reason for the deterioration of people's health is environmental factors and the conditions of the environment in which they live in. Human rights and environmental protection have often surfaced as essential topics on the human rights bodies' agenda. The United Nations, and human rights treaty bodies, recognizes the inherent connection between the environment and the fulfillment of a range of human rights, specifically the Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ESCR). Wh.. View More»