What does it mean to say that health is a human right? Why should this right matter to Canadians or to Jewish communities anywhere? And how might communities like Darchei Noam think about human rights, international law, and the right to health in these deeply challenging times?

Dr. Lisa Forman is a professor of Public Health and Law at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. She is an international human rights law scholar whose research explores how the right to health may contribute to reducing global health inequities. She will explain the connections between global human rights, international law and the right to health. She will explore how health came to be considered a fundamental human right, how the modern system of human rights emerged after the Holocaust, what it means to talk about a right to health, and the impact of this right, for better or worse, when it comes to the health of people everywhere. Moderated by Robin Levinson King, Senior editor, BBC.

No charge. Reception to follow.

The Merkur Lectures are a series of Darchei Noam programs on equity, civil liberty and social justice, presented with generous support from the Merkur Family.