The Law and Regulation of Public Health

Global Perspectives on Hong Kong

Eric C. Ip

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Routledge
10 November 2023

Public health & safety law; Medical & healthcare law; Medicolegal issues

Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Law

Public health law has been a subject of much controversy and contestation, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. This timely book inquires into the foundational principles of a form of public health law that takes seriously the inherent dignity of the human person. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective, this illuminating study makes the case that the rule of law, just as much as population health, is an essential determinant of human well-being.

Choosing the case of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, where life expectancy is among the highest in the world, yet whose well-established rule of law tradition is oft perceived to be under strain, in describing the central dilemmas of public health law, it makes an original contribution to our knowledge of comparative public health law and public health ethics. Situating Hong Kong’s public health law in the context of global health, The Law and Regulation of Public Health should appeal across the world to students and scholars of public health, medical law, public law, comparative law, and international law. It accessibly explains the law to epidemiologists and public health policymakers, and public health to jurists and legal practitioners.

This book lucidly urges professionals of public health and law to reflect on how the myriad legal instruments and legal institutions should best be used to promote and protect public health in ways that are at once ethical and lawful. It is a must read for anyone who is interested in gaining insights into public health law and regulation in this highly internationalised Chinese Special Administrative Region.

By: Eric C. Ip
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367491376
ISBN 10: 0367491370
Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Law
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 10 November 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: The Legal Foundations of the People’s Health 2: Historical Milestones of Public Health Law 3: Sources of Legal Authority in the Public Health System 4: Constitutional Rights and Public Health 5: Communicable Diseases 6: Public Health Emergencies 7: Non-Communicable Diseases 8: Food and Drug Safety 9: Environmental and Occupational Health 10: Fundamental Principles of Public Health Law

Eric C. Ip is Professor of Medical Ethics and Law at The University of Hong Kong.