THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC AND THE LAW

THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC AND THE LAW

[...]tobacco-control-related investment treaty arbitrations are the most recent articulation of the cultural clash between the regulatory power of states and the economic interests of (affected) private actors. [...]not only do they 'assist parties to meet their WHO FCTC obligations'10 ser...

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Published in:Melbourne Journal of International Law 2015, Vol.16 (2), p.1
Main Author: Vadi, Valentina
Format: Review
Language:eng
Subjects:
Amicus curiae
Developing countries
International
International law
LDCs
Public health
Regulation
Smoking cessation
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Transnationalism
Trends
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Summary:[...]tobacco-control-related investment treaty arbitrations are the most recent articulation of the cultural clash between the regulatory power of states and the economic interests of (affected) private actors. [...]not only do they 'assist parties to meet their WHO FCTC obligations'10 serving as useful benchmarks,11 but they also provide 'valuable guidance ... for non-parties when formulating their tobacco control policies'.12 Moreover, they have been referred to in disputes to help determine the scope of the obligations of parties to the WHO FCTC.
ISSN:1444-8602
1444-8610