Table of Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Section 1: Health and Human Rights Norms and Standards -- Q.1 What are human rights? -- Q.2 How are human rights enshrined in international law? -- Q.3 What is the link between health and human rights? -- Q.4 What is meant by "the right to health"? -- Q.5 How does the principle of freedom from discrimination relate to health? -- Q.6 What international human rights instruments set out governmental commitments? -- Q.7 What international monitoring mechanisms exist for human rights? -- Q.8 How can poor countries with resource limitations be held to the same human rights standards as rich countries? -- Q.9 Is there, under human rights law, an obligation of international cooperation? -- Q.10 What are governmental human rights obligations in relation to other actors in society? -- Section 2: Integrating Human Rights in Health -- Q.11 What is meant by a rights-based approach to health? -- Q.12.What is the value-added of human rights in public health? -- Q.13.What happens if the protection of public health necessitates the restriction of certain human rights? -- Q.14 What implications could human rights have for evidence-based health information? -- Q.15 How can human rights support work to strengthen health systems? -- Q.16 What is the relationship between health legislation and human rights law? -- Q.17 How do human rights apply to situational analyses of health in countries? -- Section 3: Health and Human Rights in a Broader Context -- Q.18 How do ethics relate to human rights? -- Q.19 How do human rights principles relate to equity? -- Q.20 How do health and human rights principles apply to poverty reduction? -- Q.21 How does globalization affect the promotion and protection of human rights? -- Q.22 How does international human rights law influence international trade law?.

Q.23 What is meant by a rights-based approach to development? -- Q.24 How do human rights law, refugee law and humanitarian law interact with the provision of health assistance? -- Q.25 How does human rights relate to health development work in countries? -- Annex I: Legal Instruments -- Annex II: United Nations Human Rights Organizational Structure.