Abstract

In this paper, the author addresses the problem of the human right to health - one of socioeconomic rights for which states accept an obligation under international law. The right to health is one of the most controversial human rights. In search of its justification, the author concerns: the Kantian concept of dignity; vital needs and Rawls’s theory of justice. In the following, it is discussed the difference between the approach to global health based on the humanitarian aid on the human rights. In response to criticism of the right to health based on the conviction that it has very wide scope, the conception of core concept is proposed. The author is convinced that the right to health is a basic and essential part of the modern human rights system.