HEALTH RIGHTS
CorteConstitucional/1999/Tutela/su819-99.htm [autologous bone marrow transplant
which required treatment abroad]; Campodonico de Beviacqua, Ana Carina et al
c/Ministerio de Salud y Acción social—Secretaría de Programas de Salud y Banco de
Drogas Neoplasicas. Protection Writ. Supreme Court of Argentina. Ley 16.986, (2002)
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Site_cels/publicaciones [cancer treatment]; and Causa No. 31 “Viceconte, Mariela Cecilia
c/Estado Nacional—Ministerio de Salud y Acción Social”—s/Amparo Ley 16.986. Cámara
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orphan vaccine for Argentine hemorrhagic fever].
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Civil procedure rules and contingency fee recoveries providing two such incentives. ‘Civil
procedure rules’ are those rules which govern the bringing of civil lawsuits. ‘Contingency
fee recoveries’ allow minorities and indigenous groups to bring a case without incurring
up-front out-of-pocket expenses for the attorney, who charges upon a theoretical
recovery in the event of winning the case.
35 E.g., lawsuits were brought against Union Carbide for the Bhopal disaster in India and
against Texaco for oil contamination in the Ecuadoran Amazon; both were eventually
dismissed. However, the lawsuit against Texaco is currently ongoing in Ecuador.
Ellsworth, B. “Court Goes to Oil Fields in Ecuador pollution Suit,” NY Times, 27 August
2004, p. W1.
36 For more on the use of disaggregated statistical information and indicators, see Hunt,
op. cit., paras 59–84.
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That is, there should be a close correspondence between the indicator and a specific
aspect of the right to health under international law. For more on this, see Hunt, op. cit.,
para. 68.
38 Internal codes of conduct and voluntary industry guidelines with respect to environmental and social issues, including health, may provide additional opportunities for securing
accountability. See generally www.business-humanrights.org.
39 The author is very grateful to MingaPeru for information provided in this case study.
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