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Beyond the Supermarket Shelf: Using a Rights Based Approach to Address Children's Health Needs JOHN TOBIN* Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne The cover of a recent edition of TIME magazine was titled 'Visions of Tomorrow – Special Report: What's next in health, business, cars, gadgets, movies and more' ( TIME October 25, 2004). Unsurprisingly, the relevant section made no reference to the relevance or possibilities of linking human rights to the delivery of more effective health outcomes. Instead the focus was on meeting 'the most promising drugs for you and your family' and wel- comed the prospect that 'given