Access to medicines the interface between patents and human rights does one size fit all jennifer anna sellin hi intersentia cambridge antwerp portland. Access to medicines the interface between patents and human rights does one size fit all school of human rights research band 64 amazonde sellin jennifer bucher. The issue of access to medicines sits on the cross point between the three systems and is one illustrative example of how these systems interact the starting point for this discussion is that international trade law which includes patents can have significant benefits for the protection and promotion of human rights this thesis adopts a legal approach to assess how international patent law . In conclusion access to medicines is a right under international human rights law for states parties this entails an obligation of progressive realisation but also a more immediate core obligation to provide essential medicines. In other words does one size fit allthis book is targeted at both academics and human rights practitioners including government officials human rights advocates and ngos it goes further than a mere theoretical discussion on the issue from an international law perspective by providing an in depth examination of domestic legal frameworks relevant for the issue of access to medicines it