Australian public health law : contemporary issues and challenges / editors, Belinda Bennett, Ian Freckelton AO KC.

Alexandria, NSW : The Federation Press, 2023.

xliii, 653 pages ; 24 cm.

"This book identifies the scope of Australian public health law and charts a course for its future evolution. In 26 chapters, written by leading scholars, this innovative collection analyses the role of law in supporting health and safety for the community. It considers the historical, constitutional and global foundations of public health law, as well as the role of consumer protection law in protecting public health. Chapters explore the intersections between public health law, rights and ethics, analysing the role of human rights law for Indigenous health equity, access to medicines, public health dimensions of mental health law, and genomics and public health law. The book analyses the legal and regulatory frameworks for infectious diseases control, the role of law in preparing for and responding to pandemics, vaccination laws, and the regulation of sex work. Increasingly, public health law has an important role in addressing non-communicable diseases and chapters analyse the regulation of alcohol, food, tobacco, and illicit drugs. The expanding scope of contemporary public health law is also illustrated through consideration of public health aspects of workplace health and safety law, environmental law, natural disasters, the relevance of coronial investigations for developments in public health law, and the rights and needs of specific groups, including children and older persons." -- Back cover.

English

September 02, 2023

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Public health laws > Australia.

Informational works.