the expansion of EU power in public health and health care Ruijter, Anniek de creator author. text First edition. monographic eng

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xxxiv, 215 pages ; 24 cm. Whether there is a public health need for the containment and response to swine flu, or an individual need to access health care across the border for a hip operation to alleviate pain, the EU has an increasingly powerful role in the field of human health. Health law and policy is deeply tied into fundamental rights, bioethics and values, with important implications for individuals. However, it is also an expansive area of economic regulation, of social and state arrangements. The growing role of the EU in human health law and policy is contested, particularly as it has implications for the fundamental rights and values that are enshrined in national health law and policy. This book outlines, through case studies, how the expansion of EU power is taking place through law and policy, in both public health and health care. How is law and policy in the field of human health adopted, who are the institutional actors involved, and what is the impact of these developments for fundamental rights? The silent revolution in EU health law and policy -- European Union rights and values in human health -- EU "public health" and "health-care" law and policy -- Institutional build-up of EU health actors -- EU public health : countermeasures to swine flu -- EU health care : access to medical care -- The EU constitutional constraints on the intrinsic relationship of values, rights, and human health. Anniek de Ruijter, Associate Professor of European Law, University of Amsterdam. Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and index. e------ Public health laws European Union countries Medical laws and legislation European Union countries Medical care Law and legislation European Union countries Medical policy European Union countries Political planning European Union countries International economic integration Medical care Law and legislation Medical laws and legislation Medical policy Political planning Public health laws European Union countries Economic integration Europe European Union countries KJE 6172 .R95 2019 9780198788096 2018957187 ERASA 231102 20231102124337.0 20657472 eng