Public Health and Plain Packaging of Cigarettes - 9780857939425

Public Health and Plain Packaging of CigarettesLegal Issues\nAuthor(s): Tania Voon, Andrew D. Mitchell, Jonathan Liberman, Glyn Ayres\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780857939425, 978-0857939425\nSynopsis\nTobacco use represents a critical global health challenge. The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco kills nearly 6 million people a year, with the toll expected to rise to 8 million annually over the next two decades. This detailed book, written by health and legal experts from institutions around the globe, examines legal issues arising from Australia's world-first introduction of mandatory plain packaging of tobacco products. The book offers an in-depth exploration of relevant domestic and international legal questions in fields such as intellectual property, constitutional law, health, trade and investment. The authors' analysis sheds light on broader questions relating to the n