CMI Brief
| 2011
Does the Colombian constitutional court undermine the health system?
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 10 no. 7) 4 p.
How to cite this publication:
Camila Gianella (2011). Does the Colombian constitutional court undermine the health system? Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief 7)
Is right-to-health litigation a suitable strategy for advancing the right to health, or does it reinforce inequalities and undermine health authorities in their attempts to control costs and set fair priorities? Colombia has the highest number of right-to-health cases in the world. Its experiences illustrate how judicial claims can reflect structural problems of a health system. It also shows how, by exercising oversight and holding governments to their promises and obligations, courts can provide policy makers with evidence to evaluate current policies and to discover structural problems.
Litigating the Right to Health
Jan 2008 - Jan 2012
