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2 judgments found.
Country:
Canada Year: 2020
Court: Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Citation: 2020 ONSC 6398
Health Topics:
Chronic and noncommunicable diseases,
Sexual and reproductive health,
Water, sanitation and hygiene Facts: A motion for an interlocutory injunction was brought to prevent the City of Toronto from enforcing its By-law that prohibited camping and erecting tents, structures, and shelters in City parks, City of Toronto Municipal Code, c. 608. The applicants did not challenge the validity of the By-law but sought an order to have it suspended …Read more
Tags: Access to healthcare,
Access to treatment,
Addiction,
Chronic and noncommunicable diseases,
Cleanliness,
Depression,
Diabetes,
Disabled,
Drug abuse,
drug users,
Health care and health services,
Infectious diseases,
Influenza,
Mental health,
Noncommunicable diseases,
Opioids,
People who use drugs,
Poverty,
Public safety,
Pulmonary diseases,
Respiratory diseases,
Safe drinking water,
Sexual and reproductive health,
Sexual harassment,
Substance abuse,
violence,
water sanitation and hygiene
Country:
Canada Year: 2016
Court: Ontario Court of Appeal
Citation: 2016 ONCA 676
Facts: The applicants appealed a decision affirming the constitutionality of Brian’s Law (Mental Health Legislative Reform), 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 9. (“Brian’s Law”), which was enacted by the Ontario legislature in 2000. Brian’s Law amended the Mental Health Act (“MHA”), adding provisions that expanded criteria for involuntary committal in a psychiatric hospital and introduced community treatment …Read more
Tags: Community-based care,
Compulsory commitment,
Compulsory examination,
Compulsory treatment,
Forced examination,
Forced treatment,
Health care and health services,
Incapacity,
Informed choice,
Informed consent,
Involuntary examination,
Mental competence,
Mental disability,
Mental disorder,
Mental health,
Mental institution,
Psychiatry,
Public safety,
Schizophrenia
Country:
South Africa Year: 2019
Court: HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA KWAZULU-NATAL DIVISION, PIETERMARITZBURG
Citation: [2019] 4 All SA 469 (KZP)
Facts: The applicants’ claim was based on s. 27(1)(b) of the Constitution – the right to sufficient food and water, which they submitted found further expression in the provisions of the Water Services Act 108 of 1997 (“WSA”). Their complaint argued that farm occupiers and labour tenants, especially the applicants, lacked “access to sufficient water, basic …Read more
Tags: Clean water,
Cleanliness,
Indigent,
Potable water,
Safe drinking water,
Sewage,
Waste,
Waste management
Country:
Slovenia Year: 2018
Court: European Court of Human Rights
Citation: no. 38775/14, § 2, ECHR 2018
Human Rights: Right to property,
Right to social security Facts: The applicant, Mr. Slavko Krajnc, was a professional truck driver in Celje, Slovenia. On September 29, 2003, Krajnc was deemed to have “category III work-related disability” as a result of his epilepsy, which rendered him unable to work as a truck driver. Accordingly, he had the right to be assigned to a different, more suitable …Read more
Tags: Disabilities,
Health systems and financing
Country:
Suriname Year: 2005
Court: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Citation: Moiwana Community v. Surin., Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. (ser. C) No. 124 (June 15, 2005).
Health Topics:
Disasters and emergencies,
Poverty,
Violence Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Freedom of movement and residence,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to property Facts: The village of Moiwana, consisting of N’djuka people of African descent, was attacked in November 1986 by members of the armed forces of Suriname, who allegedly massacred 40 men, women and children, and “razed the village to the ground.” Members of Moiwana practiced hunting, farming, and fishing as their means of subsistence. Following the massacre, …Read more
Tags: Armed conflict,
Assault,
Forced displacement,
Humanitarian crisis,
Indigent,
Law enforcement,
Low income,
Military,
Militias,
Police,
Poor,
Refugees,
Underprivileged
Country:
Suriname Year: 2005
Court: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Citation: Moiwana Community v. Surin., Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. (ser. C) No. 124 (June 15, 2005).
Health Topics:
Disasters and emergencies,
Mental health,
Poverty,
Violence Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Freedom of movement and residence,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to due process/fair trial,
Right to property Facts: The village of Moiwana, consisting of N’djuka people of African descent, was attacked in November 1986 by members of the armed forces of Suriname, who allegedly massacred 40 men, women and children, and “razed the village to the ground.” Members of Moiwana practiced hunting, farming, and fishing as their means of subsistence. Following the massacre, …Read more
Tags: Armed conflict,
Assault,
Forced displacement,
Humanitarian crisis,
Indigent,
Law enforcement,
Low income,
Military,
Militias,
Police,
Poor,
Refugees,
Underprivileged
