The legal framework of social security systems in developing countries – the example of national health insurance in Ghana

Markus Kaltenborn; Lukas Lübben

doi:10.5771/0506-7286-2014-1-62

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- 3–4 Editorial 3–4
  - Editorial
- 5–123 Abhandlungen/Articles 5–123
  - 5–21 A Social Rights Model for Social Security: Learnings from India Jayna Kothari Jayna Kothari 5–21
  - 22–42 Social Security in South Africa – a Gender and Human Rights Analysis Beth Goldblatt Beth Goldblatt 22–42
  - 43–61 Targeting Within Universalism? The Bolsa Família Program and the Social Assistance Field in Brazil Diogo R. Coutinho Diogo R. Coutinho 43–61
  - 62–78 The legal framework of social security systems in developing countries – the example of national health insurance in Ghana Markus Kaltenborn, Lukas Lübben Markus Kaltenborn, Lukas Lübben 62–78
  - 79–104 Social protection in Vietnam: Future prospects from the legal perspective Matthias Meissner Matthias Meissner 79–104
  - 105–123 Social Security – Just as much a Human Right in Developing Countries and Emerging Markets Michael Krennerich Michael Krennerich 105–123
- 124–130 Buchbesprechungen/Book Reviews 124–130
  - 124–127 Zur Zukunft des Mercosur. Sechs Typen rechtlicher Staatenintegration. (Jürgen Samtleben) Niels-Jakob W. Küttner Niels-Jakob W. Küttner 124–127
  - 128–130 Social Security Law in India, Social Security Law in Chile (Markus Kaltenborn, Bochum) Debi S. Saini, Emilio Morgado-Vaenzuela, Hugo Cifuentes-Lillo Debi S. Saini, Emilio Morgado-Vaenzuela, Hugo Cifuentes-Lillo 128–130
- 131–142 Bibliographie/Bibliography 131–142
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The legal framework of social security systems in developing countries – the example of national health insurance in Ghana

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Markus Kaltenborn Lukas Lübben

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2014-1-62
- ISSN: 0506-7286
- ISSN online: 2941-9603
Abstract

For all involved, the structuring and reform of social security systems in developing countries not only faces manifold political and economic challenges, but also raises numerous legal questions. These range from the matter of which provisions of public international law and constitutional law are to be observed in the structuring of such systems, to the general legal frameworks applicable in the processes of legislation and implementation. Post-enactment, problems also arise in the monitoring and judicial enforcement of the law. The report “Social security and the rule of law”, prepared 2011 in advance of the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference, clearly illustrates the different dimensions of international and national legal systems which are relevant to the structuring of a country’s social security system. This article examines several such legal issues in the case of the comparatively new health insurance system in Ghana. The focus will be on questions relating to organisation and delivery which have arisen during the implementation of the Ghanaian Parliament’s National Health Insurance Act 2003 and its comprehensively amended version in 2012.
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