Chile’s New Constitution, the Right to Health, and Health System Reforms
The need to align the constitutional process with long-postponed structural reforms to the health system has become evident in Chile.
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Read more: The Right to Health in the Upcoming Constitutional Debate in Chile The Right to Health in the Upcoming Constitutional Debate in Chile
The upcoming plebiscite presents a historic opportunity to open a debate and incorporate the principles of a right to health into the nation’s constitution.
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Read more: Are COVID Waivers Enforceable? Look to Gym Waivers for Insights Are COVID Waivers Enforceable? Look to Gym Waivers for Insights
If you have been somewhere recently that is indoors, chances are you have encountered a COVID liability waiver. But how enforceable are they?
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Read more: Pragmatism and the Chilean Constitutional Moment Pragmatism and the Chilean Constitutional Moment
A long and dense enumeration of social rights would create high expectations, which could injure the credibility of the new constitution.
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Read more: Concerns Mount About Rule of Law in Argentina During COVID-19 Concerns Mount About Rule of Law in Argentina During COVID-19
Growing problems are driven by one overarching institutional factor: a constitutionally unsustainable procedure for decision-making.
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Read more: Why a COVID-19 Vaccine Shouldn’t be Mandatory Why a COVID-19 Vaccine Shouldn’t be Mandatory
We believe premature mandates won’t work. In fact, they could backfire spectacularly.
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Read more: Who’s to Blame for COVID-19 Outbreaks at Colleges and Universities? Who’s to Blame for COVID-19 Outbreaks at Colleges and Universities?
For many U.S. colleges and universities, the return to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic has proven disastrous. Who’s to blame for these new outbreaks?
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Read more: Between Gross Negligence and Genocide: Brazil’s Failed Response to COVID-19 Between Gross Negligence and Genocide: Brazil’s Failed Response to COVID-19
Here we are: almost 130,000 deaths, a Ministry of Health populated by military men, and a president who dismisses the pandemic as a “little flu.”
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Read more: The Novel Coronavirus and Civil Rights: An Update from Chile The Novel Coronavirus and Civil Rights: An Update from Chile
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues apace in Chile, a test of the country’s commitment to democracy and the rule of law looms close.
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Read more: COVID-19 and Nursing Homes: The New York State Experience COVID-19 and Nursing Homes: The New York State Experience
Questions continue over whether more might have been done to protect patients in nursing homes and other congregate settings in New York State.
