Health, Law and Human Rights: Exploring the Connections
An International Cross-Disciplinary Conference
Honoring Jonathan M. Mann
September 29 - October 1, 2001
Sheraton Society Hill Hotel
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Health and Human Rights Movement has become a dynamic
force in international public health. This three-day,
action-oriented conference will use plenary sessions, case
studies, and small, interactive workshops to examine key
empirical questions about the movement and its conceptual
foundations.
Leaders in public health advocacy, research and
administration will examine:
a.. How law and human rights are related to the public's
health b.. How human rights and legal strategies can
effectively promote public health
c.. How advocates, researchers and policy-makers can use
human rights as a framework for addressing structural
causes of health and illness
d.. Where the health and human rights movement goes in
the future The organizers of the conference are seeking
proposals for papers, workshops and other presentations
that use field experience, social science, and/or
epidemiology to understand whether and how law reform and
human rights can make a difference in health. Abstracts can
be submitted via the web at www.aslme.org/humanrights2001
or in writing to the American Society of Law, Medicine &
Ethics. An abstract submission form is attached to this
email.
Visit the conference website,
www.aslme.org/humanrights2001, for more information about
the conference including a detailed conference description,
online registration, a scholarship application, and online
abstract submissions.
The conference is funded by amfAR - the American Foundation
for AIDS Research - and presented by the American Society
of Law, Medicine & Ethics, the Beasley School of Law of
Temple University, the University of Connecticut Health
Sciences Center, and Georgetown University Law Center, in
cooperation with the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for
Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public
Health.
If you have further questions about this conference, please
contact Sarah Quilty, ASLME Conference Director, by phone
617-262-4990 x12, fax 617-437-7596, or email
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