Mapping the role of basic rights in the Hungarian tobacco-control
Автор:Winne Ko Год: 2012 Издание:LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 136 ISBN: 9783659193866 The book examines the role of basic rights in the Hungarian tobacco control policy which was effective from January 2012. In spite of the importance of the right to health advocated in this context by non-smokers,other actors’ rights should also be protected in the process of lawmaking.The research attempts to identify the various claims of rights which are at stake with the forthcoming ban and explore the possible conflicts arise from the legal policy. Four basic rights are at the core of discussion:the right to health,the right to health care,privacy right and the right to information.Interviews were conducted with three groups of stakeholders (healthcare workers,the public and catering businesses)to connect the legal framework of rights and the empirical relevance.Opinion collected is analysed in relation to the different notions of rights.Further scenarios of special category of non-smokers(children, women and workers)are presented with respect to violations of their rights.The...
