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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2010 DOI: 10.1163/157180910X520128 European Journal of Health Law 17 (2010) 385-388 brill.nl/ejhl S ELECTED L EGISLATION AND J URISPRUDENCE Council of Europe Introduction Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)6 of the committee of Ministers to mem- ber states on good governance in health systems On 31 March 2010, the committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a recommendation which aims to provide a framework for assessing the governance of the health systems of the member states. Although uncommon in legislation or case-law, ‘governance’ is a standard term frequently used in political science, public administration, social policy, human development and administrative research vocabulary. It essentially refers to the complex of rules, values, procedures and structures — generally referred to as ‘ checks and balances ’ — that determine how decisions are taken and imple- mented. Together with leadership, governance is identified by the WHO as one of the six key building blocks of a well functioning health system. 1 Governance can be encountered at different levels of human activity. Within the world of health, Preker and Harding 2 identify four main levels of gover- nance. First, there is the global or international level. An example of
European Journal of Health Law – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2010
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