The global tobacco epidemic and the law / edited by Andrew D. Mitchell, Tania Voon ; contributors Neil Boister [and twenty one others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mitchell, Andrew D., editor.

Voon, Tania, editor.

Boister, Neil, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tobacco--Law and legislation.

Tobacco.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tobacco use represents a critical global health challenge. The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco kills nearly 6 million people a year, with the toll expected to rise to 8 million annually over the next two decades. Written by health and legal experts from institutions around the globe, The Global Tobacco Epidemic and the Law examines the key areas of domestic and international law affecting the regulation of tobacco.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; PART I Tobacco control in the context of the World Health Organization; 2. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the Tobacco Free Initiative; 3. Guidelines and protocols under the framework convention; 4. The power of the WHO FCTC: understanding its legal status and weight; 5. The European Anti-Fraud Office and the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products; PART II Tobacco control in the context of international trade and investment

6. The WTO ruling on the United States' flavoured cigarettes ban7. The WHO FCTC as an international standard under the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade; 8. Disputes regarding tobacco control measures under investor-state arbitration; 9. Tobacco control in ASEAN; 10. International trade policy and tobacco products under the Obama administration; PART III Tobacco control around the world; 11. Tobacco control in Europe: the potential for plain packaging; 12. Tobacco control in Canada; 13. Tobacco control in Latin America

14. Tobacco control in Australia: the High Court challenge to plain packaging15. Tobacco control in Taiwan; 16. Tobacco control in India; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78347-152-2