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'law And Global Health' Is The Latest Volume In The 'current Legal Issues' Series. It Contains A Broad Range Of Articles From Scholars And Public Health Experts Discussing The Interaction Between Law And Public Health In Low-, And Middle- And High-income Countries. What Is Health? / Charles Foster And Jonathan Herring -- Pathways Towards A Framework Convention On Global Health: Political Mobilization For The Human Right To Health / Kent Buse, Lawrence Gostin And Eric Friedman -- The Bloodless Ideological Supreme Court Battle Over The Affordable Care Act And The 'right To Health' In America / George Annas -- Conceptualising Implementation Of The Right To Health: The Learning Network For Health And Human Rights, Western Cape, South Africa / Maria Stutaford -- Access To Essential Medicines In Kenya: Intellectual Property, Anti-counterfeiting And The Right To Health / John Harrington -- Vulnerability: An Issue For Law And Policy In Pandemic Planning? / Belinda Bennett And Terry Carney -- Legally Vulnerable: What Is Vulnerability And Who Is Vulnerable? / Hazel Biggs And Caroline Jones -- The Echr, Health Care And Irregular Migrants / Sylvie Da Lomba. Rights-based Approaches To Hiv In The Middle East And North Africa Region / David Patterson, Shereen El Feki And Khadija Moalla -- Indigenous People, Emerging Research And Global Health / Mark Henaghan -- Human Trafficking And Organ Trade: Does The Law Really Care For The Health Of People? / Daniel Sperling -- Cross Border Commercial Surrogacy: A Global Patchwork Of Inconsistency And Confusion / Kerry Petersen -- Maternal Mortality And Human Rights: From Theory To Practice / Judith Bueno De Mesquita -- Disability, Human Rights And Global Health: Past, Present And Future / Maya Sabatello -- What Can Human Rights Do For Women's Health? / Kristine Hessler -- The Practice Of Uvulectomy In Chad, Children's Rights And Public Health Challenges / Jacquineau Azetsop -- Adding Non-ideal Agents To Work Out A Pending Debt / Florencia Luna -- Global Ageing: Demographic And Ethical Challenges To Population Health And Development Policies / Michal Engelman. Libertarian Paternalism And Public Health Nudges / Stephen Holland -- Global Health, Law And Ethics: Fragmented Sovereignty And The Limits Of Universal Theory / John Coggon -- International Human Rights Laws And Principles: Cornerstone For Defining Health Inequalities And Health Equity / Paula Braveman -- Exposing The Limits Of The Law? Biotechnological Challenges To Global Health / Sara Fovargue -- Moving Forward: Further Reflections On Global Health Law Norms And The Ppca Framework To Eliminate Health Disparities / Gwendolyn Majette -- Global Health Law: Aspirational, Paradoxical Or Oxymoronic? / George P Smith -- Environmental Sustainability And Global Health Law: The Case Study Of Global Artificial Photosynthesis / Tom Faunce, Anton Wasson And Kim Crow -- Bridging The Health/law Divide In Global Health: The Role Of Law Professors / Scott Burris -- International Law And Global Health / Geoffrey B. Cockerham And William C. Cockerham. Competitition And Co-operation In Global Health Governance: The Impact Of Multiple Framing / Colin Mcinnes And Roemer Mahler -- The Interlocking World Of Global Health Governance: The Tobacco Industry, Bilateral Investment Treaties And Health Policy / Hadii M. Mamadu -- Mission (im)possible? Who As A 'norm Entrepreneur' In Global Health Governance / Obijiofor Aginam -- Policy Space For Health In The Context Of Emerging European Trade Policies / Meri Koivasulo And Nicola Watt -- An Agenda For Normative Policy Analysis In Global Health Governance / Benjamin Mason Meier -- The Contributions Of Science And Politics To Global Food Safety Law / Erik Millstone. Edited By Michael Freeman, Fba, Emeritus Professor Of English Law, University College, London; Sarah Hawkes, Reader In Global Health, Institute Of Global Health, University College, London; Belinda Bennett, Professor Of Health Law, Queensland University Of Technology, Australia. Based On An International Conference Held At The University College, London, On July 2-3, 2012.