Trade and public health : the WTO, tobacco, alcohol, and diet / Benn McGrady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGrady, Benn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization.

Foreign trade regulation.

Public health laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 323 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

Trade & Public Health

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Non-communicable diseases, associated with risk factors such as tobacco consumption, poor diet and alcohol use, represent a growing health burden around the world. The seriousness of non-communicable diseases is reflected in the adoption of international instruments such as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health; and the WHO Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. In line with these instruments, states are beginning to use measures such as taxes, restrictions on marketing, product regulation and labeling measures for public health purposes. This book examines the extent to which the law of the World Trade Organization restricts domestic implementation of these types of measures. The relationship between international health instruments and the WTO Agreement is examined, as are the WTO covered agreements themselves.

Contents:

Intersections between trade and noncommunicable disease

Normative integration : using health instruments in interpretation of the WTO-covered agreements

Freedom to use taxes, subsidies, and restrictions on marketing

Necessity and regulatory autonomy under the GATT

Product regulation and labeling measures under the SPS and TBT Agreements

Reallocating authority at the international level : delegation, legalization, and harmonization

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780511977305

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.