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Table 1 Five most mentioned international instruments by discipline 

From: How should implementation of the human right to health be assessed? A scoping review of the public health literature from 2000 to 2021

 

Discipline

Human rights (8 studies)

Public health (37 studies)

Both disciplines (8 studies)

Total (53 studies)

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

4 (50%)

19 (51%)

5 (63%)

28 (53%)

General Comment 14

4 (50%)

15 (41%)

5 (63%)

24 (45%)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

5 (63%)

10 (27%)

3 (38%)

18 (34%)

WHO Constitution

5 (63%)

5 (14%)

3 (38%)

13 (25%)

Declaration of Alma-Ata

3 (38%)

5 (14%)

2 (25%)

10 (19%)

No document mentioned

2 (25%)

9 (24%)

1 (13%)

12 (23%)