Global Health and Human Rights Database: A Unique Tool for the Study of Health Law

The field of health and human rights has grown dramatically in recent years. Legal research and the study of case law involving health and human rights is critical to understanding how human rights impact the practice of medicine, the functioning of health systems, and the welfare of patients. The Global Health and Human Rights Database represents the principal attempt to aggregate case law from around the world involving health and human rights law. The objective is to make this jurisprudence accessible to medical professionals, lawyers, government officials, academics, and activists around the world. The Database comprises judgments and case summaries from domestic, regional, and international jurisdictions, including English translations for some cases. It is organized and searchable based on a list of health topics and human rights, as well as hundreds of tags that provide a more granular level of categorization. The Database is the product of a global collaboration between academic and civil society organizations. It provides a unique tool with which to examine the intersection of health and human rights law in courts across the world.