Public Health and International Economic Law

Amandine Garde is Professor of Law and Director of the Law & Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit at the University of Liverpool.Gregory Messenger is Professor of Trade Law and Policy at the University of Bristol and Co-Director of the Trade and Public Policy (TaPP) Network.

• 1. Introducing Non-Communicable Diseases and the Trade in Tobacco, Alcohol, and Unhealthy Food2. The International Trade Law System and Public Health3. The Principle of Predictability4. The Principle of Non-Discrimination5. The Principle of Necessity6. The Principle of Consistency: The Role of Standards in International Trade Law7. The Protection of Intellectual Property and the Trade Regime8. International Investment Law and NCD Prevention9. Concluding Remarks

“Above all, this book offers hope: international economic law does not in itself prevent evidence-based policy measures that will lessen the non-communicable diseases threatening the lives of millions worldwide.” Tamara Hervey, The City Law School