Disclaimer
At the moment, we are still working on the final information for this new interdisciplinary minor. This means that some texts may still change in the coming weeks.
Admission requirements
None.
Description
This course examines the right to health as a foundational legal framework for building sustainable, equitable, and accessible healthcare systems. Grounded in international human rights law, the course explores how the right to health shapes health governance, public policy, and accountability at national and global levels.
Students analyze legal and structural barriers to healthcare access, with particular attention to vulnerable groups such as children, The course highlights how legal principles - including non-discrimination, progressive realization, and state obligations -can guide solutions within a broader One Health perspective that connects human, animal, and environmental health.
Special attention is given to the relationship between health and sustainability, including the impact of climate change and environmental degradation on public health. Students examine the legal responsibilities of states and healthcare institutions in responding to these challenges and apply their knowledge in case-based assignments and policy analysis.
Course materials: case law, WHO-constitution, International Covenant on Economic, Social an Cultural Rights, Pandemic agreement, Convention on the Rights of the Child
Course objectives
Students understand the right to health as a legal framework, its challenges and how it contributes to sustainable, equitable, and accessible healthcare systems.
Students analyze and identify legal challenges to healthcare access, particularly for vulnerable groups, and understand how law can provide solutions within One Health. Students can apply the knowledge in a case study
Students understand how the right to health relates to sustainability, including the impact of climate change on healthcare and the legal responsibilities of states and healthcare institutions
Timetable
All course and group schedules are published on MyTimeTable.
The exam dates have been determined by the Education Board and are published in MyTimeTable.
It will be announced in MyTimeTable and/or Brightspace when and how the post-exam feedback will be organized.
Mode of instruction
Lectures (interactive)
Assessment method
Assessment: paper (50%) & final presentation (50%)
The final grade is established by the weighted average and is graded as either a fail or a pass.
Reading list
The reading list can be found on Brightspace.
Registration
30 EC minor
You can enroll for the complete minor through EduXChange, registration is open from 19 May to 30 June. The minimum number of students for the minor is 12.
15 EC minor
This minor is also open as a 15 EC minor for LUMC students. You can apply for the 15 EC minor through the regular half minor procedure communicated on Brightspace. This information is subject to change, but this will change 15 April at the latest. The minimum number of students for the minor is 12.
Contact
This interdisciplinary minor is a collaboration of the faculties of Medicine (LUMC), Governance and Global Affairs, Humanities, Law, and Science. The Faculty of Medicine (LUMC) acts as the overall coordinator of this minor programme. If you have any questions regarding this minor, please contact the LUMC Education Service Desk through their contact form.
Remarks
This course is part of the minor Sustainable health and care.