Public Health Law
Power, Duty, Restraint
Seiten
2001
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-22648-7 (ISBN)
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-22648-7 (ISBN)
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Offers the definition and theory of public health law. This book develops an understanding of the government's fundamental powers and duties. It analyzes constitutional powers and limits, as well as statutory, administrative, and tort law, and shows how law can become a potent tool for the realization of a healthier and safer population.
Gostin's timely book offers the first systematic definition and theory of public health law. Basing his definition on a broad notion of the government's inherent responsibility to advance the population's health and well-being, he develops a rich understanding of the government's fundamental powers and duties. By analyzing constitutional powers and limits, as well as statutory, administrative, and tort law, "Public Health Law" vividly shows how law can become a potent tool for the realization of a healthier and safer population.
Gostin's timely book offers the first systematic definition and theory of public health law. Basing his definition on a broad notion of the government's inherent responsibility to advance the population's health and well-being, he develops a rich understanding of the government's fundamental powers and duties. By analyzing constitutional powers and limits, as well as statutory, administrative, and tort law, "Public Health Law" vividly shows how law can become a potent tool for the realization of a healthier and safer population.
Lawrence O. Gostin is Professor of Law at Georgetown University and Professor of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University. He also serves as Director of the CDC Collaborating Center for Law & the Public's Health. His publications include Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint (California, 2000) and Public Health and Human Rights in the AIDS Pandemic (1997).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.1.2001 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public ; 3 |
| Zusatzinfo | 16 b/w photographs, 26 line illustrations, 11 tables |
| Verlagsort | Berkerley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 503 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-520-22648-8 / 0520226488 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-22648-7 / 9780520226487 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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