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Trade and public health : the WTO, tobacco, alcohol, and diet.
2011
T 940 MCG.T
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Title
Trade and public health : the WTO, tobacco, alcohol, and diet.
Author
Mcgrady, Benn,
Description
xvi, 323 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781107008410 Print
9780511977305 eBook
9781107657564 Paperback
9780511977305 eBook
9781107657564 Paperback
Alternate Call Number
T 940 MCG.T
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-319) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
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