Advertisement!
Author Information Pack
Editorial Board
Submit article
Special Issue
Editor's selection process
Join as Reviewer/Editor
List of Reviewer
Indexing Information
Most popular articles
Purchase Single Articles
Archive
Free Online Access
Current Issue
Recommend this journal to your library
Advertiser
Accepted Articles
Search Articles
Email Alerts
FAQ
Contact Us
Indian Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volume  9, Issue 2, July-December 2023, Pages 15-30
 

Review Article

Right to Health and Responses of the State During Covid-19 Pandemic: An Analysis

Diganta Biswas

1Post Graduate Council, Faculty of Law, Raiganj University, Uttar Dinajpur, Raiganj 733134, West Bengal, India.

Choose an option to locate / access this Article:
90 days Access
Check if you have access through your login credentials.        PDF      |
|

Open Access: View PDF

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijcd.2395.6631.9223.2

Abstract

Human Rights are fundamental, inviolable, inalienable. It is the essence to lead a life like a human being. Among the variety of rights, the right to life, liberty, equality and dignity of an individual are of prime importance. Right to health is a fundamental human right. During the COVID-19 Pandemic the right to life was at a toss. At this point, the role of the Supreme Court mainly focused to two aspects, viz. economic one, where the court delved into the cost of COVID-19 testing; and an administrative one, where the court analysed failure in the implementation of the guidelines with respect to patients’ care, hospital management, and infrastructure. The paper aims at analysing the efforts of the state with special emphasis to the judiciary during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Keywords : Fundamental Rights, DPSP, Dignity, Life, 4A’s, NHRC.
Corresponding Author : Diganta Biswas