European Union Health Law : Themes and Implications / Tamara K. Hervey, Jean V. McHale.
A contextual analysis of the internal logics of EU health law through four themes: consumerism; (human) rights; interactions between equality, solidarity and competition; and risk. Leading authors in the emergent field explain the interactions and implications of EU health law through thematic reint...
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2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of instruments and legislation; Part I Introduction; Part II EU internal health law: the individual focus; Part III EU internal health law: the systemic focus; Part IV EU external health law; Part V Conclusions; Appendix: 40 Questions answered; Bibliography; Index; 1 Introduction; 2 What is health law?; 3 What is European Union health law?; Introduction; 4 Consumerism: the moving patient; 5 Consumerism: the moving health care product or service.
- 6 Consumerism: the moving health care professional7 Rights: health rights as human rights; 8 Rights: mobile patients' rights as human rights; Introduction; Health systems within the EU in the twenty-first century: key similarities; Health systems within the EU in the twenty-first century: key differences; Conclusions; 9 Competition, solidarity, equality: health insurance; 10 Competition, solidarity, equality: health institutions and professions; 11 Competition, solidarity, equality: the pharmaceuticals, medical devices and medical equipment industries; 12 Risk: clinical trials.
- 13 Risk: health system products
- pharmaceuticals14 Risk: health system products (human blood, tissue and cells, organs) and medical devices; 15 Risk: tobacco, food, alcohol; Introduction; Health as a global concern; The EU in global health law; 16 The global context: institutions and instruments; 17 The global context: consumerism, rights, justice and equality; human organs and access to essential medicines; 18 The global context: opportunities and threats; health knowledge; communicable diseases, global food and tobacco law; 19 Conclusions; Introduction; What is health?
- The origins of 'health law'A matter of ethics?; What do we mean by 'health law'?; Conclusions; Introduction; History of EU health law; Sources of EU health law; Mainstreaming: 'health in all policies'; How is EU health law made?; Conclusions; Introduction; Moving patients as recipients of services in EU law; Restrictions on freedom to receive services and the interface with social security coordination; Countervailing elements of EU law; Conclusions; Introduction; Cross-border health care products or services: applicable law; Litigation brought by private individuals.
- Litigation brought by the European Commission and by legal personsConclusions; Introduction; Health professionals: applicable law; Assessment of EU health law on health professionals; Conclusions; Introduction; The development of health rights as human rights in EU law; The implications of increased significance of health rights as human rights in EU law; Conclusions; Introduction; Patients' rights in international and comparative contexts; Coordination of social security entitlements; Free movement of services.