Alicia Ely Yamin is no longer affiliated with CMI.
Publications
Journal Article | 2011
Right to health litigation and HIV/AIDS policy
Alicia Ely Yamin, Benjamin Mason Meier (2011)
in The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics vol. 39 no. Supplement s1 pp. 81-84
Journal Article | 2010
Judicial protection of the right to health in Colombia: From social demands to individual claims to public debates
Even in a region characterized by a number of countries with robust constitutions and judicial enforcement of social rights, Colombia stands out as a striking example of judicial activism regarding...
Alicia Ely Yamin and Oscar Parra-Vera (2010)
in Hastings International and Comparative Law Review vol. 33 no. 2 pp. 101-129
Journal Article | 2010
Colombia's health reform: false debates, real imperatives
In Thomas Tsai's World Report (Jan 9, p 109),1 Leonardo Cubillos posits a conflict between a “data-driven process” of health policy making and a right to health enforced by Colombian...
Alicia Ely Yamin (2010)
in The Lancet vol. 375 no. 9717 803 p.
Journal Article | 2010
Our place in the world: Conceptualizing obligations beyond borders in human rights-based approaches to health
The case of Haiti's devastating earthquake and the reactions it has elicited sharply illustrate an array of seemingly dichotomous ways of understanding obligations of "international assistance and cooperation," which are...
Alicia Ely Yamin (2010)
in Health and Human Rights vol. 12 no. 1
Journal Article | 2010
Toward Transformative Accountability: A Proposal for Rights-Based Approaches to Maternal Health in the MDGs and Beyond
Meaningful and equitable progress on reducing maternal mortality and meeting Millennium Development Goal 5 calls for the adoption of a human rights-based approach which emphasizes ‘accountability.’ This article focuses specifically...
Alicia Ely Yamin (2010)
in Sur - International Journal on Human Rights vol. 7 no. 12 97 p.
Journal Article | 2009
Shades of dignity: exploring the demands of equality in applying human rights frameworks to health
The foundational principle of human rights is that all human beings are equal in rights, dignity, and worth. Yet we live in a world ravaged by social inequalities both within...
Alicia Ely Yamin (2009)
in Health and Human Rights vol. 11 no. 2 pp. 1-18
Journal Article | 2009
Preventable maternal death: a violation of women's rights
More than one woman dies every minute from preventable causes in childbirth, and for every woman who dies as many as 30 others are left with lifelong, debilitating complications. Moreover,...
Alicia Ely Yamin (2009)
in Health and Human Rights
Journal Article | 2009
When "participation" isn't participatory: current health reforms in colombia
Colombia is a country marked by extreme social inequalities and high levels of violence, with a government that has brutally repressed social movements and dissidents, including health workers’ unions. Notwithstanding...
Alicia Ely Yamin (2009)
in Health and Human Rights no. August 25
Journal Article | 2009
How Do Courts Set Health Policy? The Case of the Colombian Constitutional Court
On July 31, 2008, the Constitutional Court of Colombia (the Court) handed down a decision (T-760/2008) that ordered a dramatic restructuring of the country's health system. The judgment came as...
Alicia Ely Yamin, Oscar Parra-Vera (2009)
in Public Library of Science, PLoS Medicine vol. 6 no. 2 pp. 147-150
Journal Article | 2009
Suffering and powerlessness: The significance of promoting participation in rights-based approaches to health
In a rights framework, participation is inextricably related to power. Through effective participation, we can challenge political and other forms of exclusion that prevent people from having power over the...
Alicia Ely Yamin (2009)
in Health and Human Rights vol. 11 no. 1 pp. 5-22
Edited Book | 2011
Litigating health rights. Can courts bring more justice to health?
The last fifteen years have seen a tremendous growth in the number of health rights cases focusing on issues such as access to health services and essential medications. This volume...
Alicia Ely Yamin and Siri Gloppen, eds. (2011)
Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press (Human Rights Program Series. Harvard Law School) 435 p.
Book Chapter | 2011
Power, suffering and courts: Reflections on promoting health rights through judicialization
Alicia Ely Yamin (2011)
in Alicia Ely Yamin and Siri Gloppen, eds.: Litigating health rights. Can courts bring more justice to health?. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press pp. 333-372
Book Chapter | 2011
Colombia. Judicial protection of the right to health: An elusive promise?
Alicia Ely Yamin , Oscar Parra-Vera and Camila Gianella (2011)
in Alicia Ely Yamin and Siri Gloppen, eds.: Litigating health rights. Can courts bring more justice to health?. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press pp. 103-131
Report in External Series | 2010
How does litigation affect health financing?
In the last fifteen years, judicial claims to secure health services as a matter of right have become an important phenomenon in a number of countries including South Africa, India,...
Ottar Mæstad, Octavio Ferraz, Alicia Ely Yamin, Ole Frithjof Norheim, Siri Gloppen (2010)
WHO (Technical Brief Series no. Brief No 15) 2 p.
Journal Article | 2010
¿Deliberación democrática o mercadeo social? Los dilemas de la definición pública en salud en el contexto del seguimiento de la sentencia T-760 de 2008
Camila Gianella Malca, Óscar Parra Vera, Alicia Ely Yamin y Mauricio Torres Tovar (2010)
in Cuadernos del Doctorado no. 11 pp. 107-132
Projects
Litigating the Right to Health
Jan 2008 - Jan 2012