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To examine the emerging recognition of tobacco control as a fundamental human right and evaluate how human rights frameworks can reinforce international efforts to curb tobacco-related death and disease.

August 1, 2006Human Rights Quarterly

The Emerging Human Right to Tobacco Control

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To examine the emerging recognition of tobacco control as a fundamental human right and evaluate how human rights frameworks can reinforce international efforts to curb tobacco-related death and disease.
Conducted a policy and legal analysis assessing human rights approaches alongside existing public health treaties.
Evaluated the integration of human rights mechanisms with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to counter tobacco industry activities.
Identifies that framing tobacco control through a human rights lens establishes clear state accountability to protect vulnerable populations from industry-driven harm.
Outlines implementation pathways using international human rights monitoring bodies to strengthen enforcement and overcome legal barriers to tobacco regulations.

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Policy analysis examines human rights mechanisms for global tobacco regulation, highlighting novel legal avenues to reduce industry-driven death and disease in vulnerable populations.

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Dresler et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73251b33a9461ab8153fb8 https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2006.0032

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Policy analysis examines human rights mechanisms for global tobacco regulation, highlighting novel legal avenues to reduce industry-driven death and disease in vulnerable populations.

The Emerging Human Right to Tobacco Control

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