Weaponising Evidence

A History of Tobacco Control in International Law

AvMargherita Melillo

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-02-01
Mått:159 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt:620 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Antal sidor:324
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009354356

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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.

Recensioner i media

'Margherita Melillo's path-breaking book tells the gripping story of the emergence of international law concerning tobacco control. Based on interviews as well as meticulous analysis of documentary sources, she brings the topic alive, communicating its importance in its own terms and for the development of international law. A must read!' Joanne Scott, Professor of European Law, European University Institute

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: Lawfare and evidence in the International Law on Tobacco control; 2. The negotiation of the WHO framework convention on Tobacco control: building an evidence-based treaty; 3. The activities of the FCTC conference of the parties: advancing an evidence-based regime; 4. Philip Morris v Uruguay (ICSID) and Australia – Plain packaging (WTO): strategic evidentiary challenges against tobacco control measures; 5. Conclusions: lessons learnt on Lawfare and evidence; Index.