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Tobacco Plain Packaging and the Expanding Role of the wto in Regulatory Oversight
In: The Australian yearbook of international law, Volume 37, Issue 1, p. 76-88
ISSN: 2666-0229
International Investment Law
In: In: Tania Voon, Andrew Mitchell, and Jonathan Liberman, 'Regulating Tobacco, Alcohol and Unhealthy Foods: The Legal Issues', Routledge, 2013 (Forthcoming)
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Appellate Body Report, United States – Clove Cigarettes
In: European journal of risk regulation: EJRR ; at the intersection of global law, science and policy, Volume 3, Issue 2, p. 251-256
ISSN: 2190-8249
In September 2011, the World Trade Organization (WTO) released the report of a panel tasked with considering a complaint brought by Indonesia concerning prohibitions on certain flavored tobacco products implemented by the United States (US). The panel concluded that the US violated WTO law and recommended that the US be asked to bring its laws into conformity with WTO law.The US appealed the panel's decision. The Appellate Body of the WTO upheld the panel report on April 4, 2012. This case note gives a brief overview of the Appellate Body's report and examines the implications for tobacco control and public health more generally.
Panel Report US – Clove Cigarettes
In: European journal of risk regulation: EJRR ; at the intersection of global law, science and policy, Volume 2, Issue 4, p. 600-606
ISSN: 2190-8249
In September 2011, the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel report in US – Clove Cigarettes was released. The report addressed a complaint brought by Indonesia concerning prohibitions on certain flavored tobacco products implemented by the United States (US). The dispute is one of a number of contemporary disputes under the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement). Given that relatively few disputes have been resolved under the TBT Agreement, the outcome may have significant implications for interpretation of the agreement and risk regulation through technical regulations. The panel report may also have more specific implications for risk regulation in the context of tobacco products (author's headnote).
Philip Morris v. Uruguay: The Punta del Este Declaration on the Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
In: European journal of risk regulation: EJRR ; at the intersection of global law, science and policy, Volume 2, Issue 2, p. 254-260
ISSN: 2190-8249
In November 2010, 171 Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) unanimously adopted the Punta del Este Declaration on implementation of the Convention. The Declaration follows the filing of an international investment claim against Uruguay by Philip Morris Products (Switzerland) and related companies. The Declaration reaffirms the commitment of the 171 WHO FCTC Parties to implementation of the Convention and addresses the relationship between the WHO FCTC and international trade and investment agreements, particularly in the context of intellectual property rights. This article outlines the Request for Arbitration, sets out the Declaration and the broader normative context in which it arose before touching briefly on the implications of the Declaration.
Implications of Ongoing Trade and Investment Disputes Concerning Tobacco: Philip Morris v. Uruguay
In: PUBLIC HEALTH AND PLAIN PACKAGING OF CIGARETTES: LEGAL ISSUES, Tania Voon, Andrew Mitchell, Jonathan Liberman and Glyn Ayres, eds., Edward Elgar, 2012
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The UN General Assembly to Address Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases
In: European journal of risk regulation: EJRR ; at the intersection of global law, science and policy, Volume 1, Issue 4, p. 419-420
ISSN: 2190-8249
Tobacco Control and Beyond: The Broader Implications of United States-Clove Cigarettes for Non-Communicable Diseases
In: American Journal of Law and Medicine, Volume 39, Issue 2&3
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Protecting policy space for public health nutrition in an era of international investment agreements
In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization: the international journal of public health, Volume 92, Issue 2
ISSN: 0042-9686, 0366-4996, 0510-8659
Protecting policy space for public health nutrition in an era of international investment agreements
In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization: the international journal of public health = Bulletin de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Volume 92, Issue 2, p. 139-145
ISSN: 1564-0604
The political economy of foreign direct investment—Evidence from the Philippines
In: Policy and society, Volume 33, Issue 1, p. 39-52
ISSN: 1839-3373
AbstractMuch of the conventional wisdom about the political economy of foreign direct investment suggests that many developing country governments lower regulatory and/or legislative standards in order to woo potential investors. Using the case of the tobacco industry's efforts to influence excise tax policy reforms in the Philippines, we find a much more complex reality. Over a period of more than 15 years of concerted efforts and significant financial investment, a large multinational tobacco firm was consistently unable to realize its tax policy goals with serious, negative implications for the firm. In the most recent major policy confrontation over excise tax reform that led to one of the largest tax increases on tobacco products ever in a developing country, a number of major variables mitigated the powerful firm's influence. These variables included strong support for tax reform from a number of influential political actors and a well-organized civil society movement, which led to broader public support for both public health and fiscal reasons. Global governance around economic policy and the effects of domestic institutional structures also had marked effects on the outcomes.
Legal capacities required for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization: the international journal of public health = Bulletin de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Volume 97, Issue 2, p. 108-117
ISSN: 1564-0604
Legal Capacities Required for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases
In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Volume 97, Issue 2, p. 108-117
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