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Although non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancers, diabetes, and heart diseases are preventable, they have risen dramatically over the last 30 years. This is in part due to increased international trade and foreign direct investment in the tobacco, alcohol and food industries.
As governments attempt to regulate these industries, this book raises important and timely questions about the relationship between public health and international trade and investment law.
Providing a clear and succinct analysis of the relevant trade and investment regimes and the obligations they impose, this book identifies the key principles that must be considered when formulating and implementing NCD prevention strategies that are both effective and able to withstand legal challenges.
1. Introducing Non-Communicable Diseases and the Trade in Tobacco, Alcohol, and Unhealthy Food
2. The International Trade Law System and Public Health
3. The Principle of Predictability
4. The Principle of Non-Discrimination
5. The Principle of Necessity
6. The Principle of Consistency: The Role of Standards in International Trade Law
7. The Protection of Intellectual Property and the Trade Regime
8. International Investment Law and NCD Prevention
9. Concluding Remarks
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