Weaponising Evidence: A History of Tobacco Control in International Law (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law) - Hardcover

Melillo, Margherita

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1009354353 ISBN 13: 9781009354356

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Weaponising Evidence provides the first analysis of the history of the international law on tobacco control. By relying on a vast set of empirical sources, it analyses the negotiation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and the tobacco control disputes lodged before the WTO and international investment tribunals (Philip Morris v Uruguay and Australia – Plain Packaging). The investigation focuses on two main threads: the instrumental use of international law in the warlike confrontation between the tobacco control advocates and the tobacco industry, and the use of evidence as a weapon in the conflict. The book unveils important lessons on the functioning of international organizations, the role of corporate actors and civil society organizations, and the importance and limits of science in law-making and litigation.

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About the Author

Margherita Melillo is an Associate at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law of Georgetown University, where she works on research, training and advocacy for non-communicable diseases policies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009354353
• ISBN 13: 9781009354356
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 324