HEALTH LAWS AND POLICIES IN INDIA

Health is crucial and central for every human being and thus is a subject of continual interest. Health Law as a discipline is attracting an increasing amount of scholarly attention. It has several contours, among which are constitutional and human rights. Starting from roots enshrined in the Constitution of India, particularly under Article 21, health is also recognized as a basic human right by several international agreements. Health laws and policies are crucial for the well-being of any nation and its citizenry, especially in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic and in particular for vulnerable groups such as women: children, particularly infants: the physically and mentally challenged; the elderly: and patients of leprosy, Health Laws and Policies in India contains 28 chapters dealing with issues covering COVID-19. human rights, insurance and various socio-legal problems.

DR. MANOJ KUMAR is an Assistant Professor of Law at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. He completed LL.B. (2005) from the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi: and LL.M. (2008) and Ph.D. (2016) from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. Dr. Kumar has more than eleven years of teaching experience and served as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, for around four years. He has published various research papers/articles on socio-legal issues in reputed journals. He is also the author of the book, Regulation and Regulatory Process in India (2019). His areas of research, interest and specialization are Administrative Law and Commercial Laws.