Public Health (2014 Reissue)
Tracey M. Bailey, B.A., LL.B. & Nola M. Ries M.P.A., LL.M.; Contributors: Mary Anne Bobinski, B.A., J.D. LL.M., Dr. Louis Francescutti, M.D., Ph.D., MPH., FRCPC, FACPM, Elaine Gibson, LL.B., LL.M., Patricia Peppin, B.A. (Hons.), M.A., LL.B. (Queen's), Wayne N. Renke, B.A. (Hons.), M.A., LL.B., LL.M., Trevor L. Strome, M.Sc., P.M.P. & Barbara von Tigerstrom, B.A., M.A., LL.B., Ph.D.

In the age of AIDS, swine flu, global epidemics and increased privacy concerns, the law related to public health has never been more relevant to more lawyers in more areas of practice. The Public Health volume examines the law that empowers public health officials and institutions to carry out various functions to deliver public health programs and services, prevent the spread of disease and promote and protect the health of the population. Topics covered include:

•Federal and provincial jurisdiction and relevant legislation
•Communicable disease control and emergency powers
•Self-reporting and mandatory third party disclosure of health information
•Public health surveillance, registries and disease prevention programs
•Liability and compensation for vaccinations
•Mandatory immunization
•HIV/AIDS testing, reporting, health orders, and civil and criminal liability
•Legislation in respect of injury prevention
•Control of tobacco use and health protection
•Criminal justice issues

Public International Law (2014 Reissue)
Joanna Harrington, B.A. (U. Brit. Col.), LL.B. (U. Victoria), Ph.D. (Cambridge)

As economic, political and legal issues increasingly transcend national borders, so too does the need for a basic understanding of international law cross traditional boundaries of legal practice. The Public International Law volume examines the body of rules and principles that governs relations between sovereign independent states, between states and international organizations, and to a more limited extent, between states and other actors on the international stage. Topics covered include:


•Sources of international law and interaction with domestic law
•Rules governing the creation of, recognition of, and interaction between states
•Role of United Nations and international organizations
•The law relating to the making, implementation, modification and termination of treaties
•Settling international disputes
•Human rights at the international level
•Jurisdictional immunities

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Features


•Enhanced contents
•A general table of contents to the level of chapter headings
•A detailed table of contents to the level of clause headings
•Detailed sectional contents set out within the commentary for each chapter and section
•References and abbreviations - an alphabetical listing of special references and abbreviations used in the volume, with an explanation of their meaning
•Selected secondary sources - setting out selected texts, articles, and other secondary sources pertaining to the subject that the reader may find to be relevant and helpful
•Glossary of definitions - identifying words and phrases defined in the various rules of civil procedure across Canada, and providing the text of the definition in each jurisdiction for easy reference. A valuable "quick reference" in a field marked by a wide variety of statutes promulgated across many jurisdictions

Plus


•Table of cases
•Table of statutes and statutory instruments
•List of related titles
•Index