Judicial adherence to the minimum core obligation of a right to health in Bangladesh: a critical review

This article examines how a right to health, expressed as a minimum core obligation under international law, can be advanced within the constitutional framework of Bangladesh. Reinforcing this right is important within the post-2015 Development Agenda under the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Drawing upon examples of other jurisdictions to develop minimum core obligations of a right to health, it is argued that courts have a key role to play in actively enforcing a right to health to benefit poor, vulnerable and marginalised people. This article proposes that judicial adherence, through interpretation of domestic and international law, may provide the best mechanism to promote a right to health as a minimum core obligation in Bangladesh.