Margherita Melillo (OÃ â â Neill Institute for National and Globa

Weaponising Evidence

A History of Tobacco Control in International Law

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the history of the international law on tobacco control. It offers important reflections on the use of evidence, as well as on the role of industry and civil society. It will appeal to readers interested in global health, international environmental negotiations, or trade and investment litigation.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9781009354356
• ISBN-10: 1009354353
• Artikelnr.: 68802708

Autorenporträt

Margherita Melillo is an Associate at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law of Georgetown University, where she works on research, training and advocacy for non-communicable diseases policies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Lawfare and evidence in the International Law on Tobacco
control; 2. The negotiation of the WHO framework convention on Tobacco
control: building an evidence-based treaty; 3. The activities of the FCTC
conference of the parties: advancing an evidence-based regime; 4. Philip
Morris v Uruguay (ICSID) and Australia ¿ Plain packaging (WTO): strategic
evidentiary challenges against tobacco control measures; 5. Conclusions:
lessons learnt on Lawfare and evidence; Index.