International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Adopting New International Health Instruments – What Can We Learn From the FCTC?; Comment on “The Legal Strength of International Health Instruments - What It Brings to Global Health Governance?”

Document Type : Commentary

Authors
Marlies Hesselman 1
Brigit Toebes 2
1 Department of International Law/Global Health Law Groningen, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
2 Global Health Law Groningen Research Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
10.15171/ijhpm.2017.78
Abstract
This Commentary forms a response to Nikogosian’s and Kickbusch’s forward-looking perspective about the legal strength of international health instruments. Building on their arguments, in this commentary we consider what we can learn from the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) for the adoption of new legal international health instruments.
Keywords
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Law and Policy Solutions
International Relations Theory
Unhealthy Diets
Subjects
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 7, Issue 3
2018
Pages 264-267

  • Received Date 15 April 2017
  • Revised Date 15 July 2017
  • Accepted Date 01 July 2017
  • First Published Date 01 March 2018
  • Published Date 01 March 2018