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Tobacco Control 2005;14(Supplement 2 ):ii26-ii30; doi:10.1136/tc.2004.008284
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Ethical and legal aspects of global tobacco control

T E Novotny, D Carlin

Institute for Global Health, San Francisco, California, USA

Correspondence to:
Thomas E Novotny
Institute for Global Health, 74 New Montgomery Street, Suite 508, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA; tnovotny{at}psg.ucsf.edu

On 28 February 2005, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control came into force as a result of at least 40 countries becoming State Parties through ratification of this first ever health treaty sponsored by the World Health Organization. This article discusses the bioethical, trade, and legal aspects of global tobacco control. Special emphasis is given to globalisation of tobacco use and the challenges it poses to sovereign nations. It also advocates a bioethical basis in the pursuit of global solutions to expanding tobacco use.


Abbreviations: FTCT, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome; TTCs, transnational tobacco corporations; WHO, World Health Organization; WTO, World Trade Organization

Keywords: bioethics; Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; globalisation




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