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The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress: in search of state obligations in relation to health
After having received little attention over the past decades, one of the least known human rights—the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications—has had its dust blown off. Although included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and in the International Cov...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190088/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21533845 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11019-011-9327-y |
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description | After having received little attention over the past decades, one of the least known human rights—the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications—has had its dust blown off. Although included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)—be it at the very end of both instruments -this right hardly received any attention from States, UN bodies and programmes and academics. The role of science in societies and its benefits and potential danger were discussed in various international fora, but hardly ever in a human rights context. Nowadays, within a world that is increasingly turning to science and technology for solutions to persistent socio-economic and development problems, the human dimension of science also receives increased attention, including the human right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications. This contribution analyses the possible legal obligations of States in relation to the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, in particular as regards health. |
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spelling | pubmed-31900882011-10-24 The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress: in search of state obligations in relation to health Donders, Yvonne Med Health Care Philos Scientific Contribution After having received little attention over the past decades, one of the least known human rights—the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications—has had its dust blown off. Although included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)—be it at the very end of both instruments -this right hardly received any attention from States, UN bodies and programmes and academics. The role of science in societies and its benefits and potential danger were discussed in various international fora, but hardly ever in a human rights context. Nowadays, within a world that is increasingly turning to science and technology for solutions to persistent socio-economic and development problems, the human dimension of science also receives increased attention, including the human right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications. This contribution analyses the possible legal obligations of States in relation to the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, in particular as regards health. Springer Netherlands 2011-05-01 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3190088/ /pubmed/21533845 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11019-011-9327-y Text en © The Author(s) 2011 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Scientific Contribution Donders, Yvonne The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress: in search of state obligations in relation to health |
title | The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress: in search of state obligations in relation to health |
title_full | The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress: in search of state obligations in relation to health |
title_fullStr | The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress: in search of state obligations in relation to health |
title_full_unstemmed | The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress: in search of state obligations in relation to health |
title_short | The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress: in search of state obligations in relation to health |
title_sort | right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress: in search of state obligations in relation to health |
topic | Scientific Contribution |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190088/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21533845 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11019-011-9327-y |
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