Description
An in-depth critical analysis of the effects of the right to health in Brazil over the past thirty years.
About the Author
Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz is a Reader in Transnational Law at King's College London, where he co-directs the Transnational Law Institute, and a Senior Global Fellow at Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Sao Paulo. He holds an LLB and MPhil in Law (University of Sao Paulo), an MA in Medical Ethics and Law (King's College London), where he won the Benjamin Geijsen prize and a PhD in Law (University College London), which he did under a Graduate School Scholarship. Previously he was a senior research officer to the UN Special Rapporteur for the right to health, an Associate Professor at Warwick Law School and practiced law in Sao Paulo, Brazil, mostly in the fields of corporate public law and medical law. He is still a member of the Brazilian Bar and contributes regularly to the Brazilian press. He has worked as a consultant to the World Bank and NGOs on human rights, the rule of law and development issues.
Book Information
ISBN 9781108483643
Author Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 670g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 160mm * 25mm