Policy Press

Public Health and International Economic Law

Preventing Non-communicable Diseases and Promoting Better Health for All

By Amandine Garde and Gregory Messenger

Published

May 1, 2025

Page count

176 pages

ISBN

978-1529242768

Dimensions

203 x 127 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

May 1, 2025

Page count

176 pages

ISBN

978-1529242775

Dimensions

203 x 127 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press
Public Health and International Economic Law

Amandine Garde is Professor of Law at the University of Liverpool.

Greg Messenger is Associate Professor of Law at University of Bristol.

1. Setting the Scene: The Health and Trade Nexus

2. How Trade & Investment Law Can Be Used to Challenge Public Health Measures

3. Introducing the International Trade and Investment Regime: Rationale, Actors, and Institutions

4. The Principle of Non-discrimination

5. The Principle of Necessity

6. The Principle of Predictability

7. The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and the Prevention of NCDs

8. Presenting NCD Prevention Measures: The Evidence Base

9. Conclusion