Regulating tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods

Subtitle
the legal issues
Book Title
Regulating tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods : the legal issues
Volume, number, page
378 p.
Year of Publication
2014
Author(s)
VOOM Tania
Editor(s)
VOOM Tania
MITCHELL Andrew
LIBERMAN Jonathan
Publisher
Routledge
City
London
Country of Publication
England
Full Date
2014
ISBN or ISSN
978-041-572-234-6
Category
Books
Theme
Country - Country
Government
Academic
Civil Society
Keyword(s)
Tobacco industry
Tobacco
European Union
Public Health
Alcohol
Diseases
Law and legislation
Government policy
Latin America
Chronic diseases
Abstract
The need to reduce disability and premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasingly engaging international organisations and national and sub-national governments. In this book, experts from a range of backgrounds provide insights into the legal implications of regulating tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods, all of which are risk factors for NCDs. As individual countries and the international community move to increase targeting of these risk factors, affected industries are turning to national and international law to challenge the resulting regulations.
This book explores how the effective regulation of tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods can be achieved within the context of international health law, international trade and investment law, international human rights law, international intellectual property law, and domestic laws on constitutional and other matters. Its contributors consider the various tensions that arise in regulating NCD risk factors, as well as offering an original analysis of the relationship between evidence and health regulation.
Covering a range of geographical areas, including the Americas, the European Union, Africa and Oceania, the book offers lessons for health and policy practitioners and scholars in navigating the complex legal fields in which the regulation of tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods takes place.