1st Edition

International Human Rights Law and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Lessons from Africa and Beyond

Edited By Ebenezer Durojaye, Lucyline Murungi Copyright 2023
356 Pages
by Routledge

356 Pages
by Routledge

356 Pages
by Routledge

This book reviews the challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at the regional and national levels in Africa. It contains an analysis of the relevant norms and monitoring mechanisms at the regional level, and case studies from selected African and other developing countries. The WHO has noted that tobacco use or exposure to... Read more

Chapter 1- Introduction

Ebenezer Durojaye and Lucyline Nkatha Murungi

Chapter 2 - The role of the African human rights system in promoting tobacco control and addressing related non-communicable diseases

Ebenezer Durojaye & Lucyline Nkatha Murungi

Chapter 3 - The implementation of the WHO’s FCTC: Lessons from Ghana

Bright Nkrumah

Chapter 4 - Challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in South Africa

Robert D Nanima

Chapter 5 - An overview of Nigeria’s efforts in addressing non-communicable diseases within the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Adetoun T Adebanjo

Chapter 6 - Tobacco control and the right to health in Kenya: Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)

Emma Wanyonyi, Rachel Kitonyo & Belice Odamna

Chapter 7 - Examining tobacco-related health rights in Zambia in light of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Chipo Mushota Nkhata

Chapter 8 - Tobacco smoking and the law in Rwanda: Progress, challenges and perspectives

Christian Garuka

Chapter 9 - The state of Zimbabwe’s compliance with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Michelle Rufaro Maziwisa & Ebenezer Durojaye

 

Chapter 10 - Assessing the level of compliance of the domestic normative framework on tobacco products of Mauritius with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Roopanand Mahadew

Chapter 11 - The David and Goliath tale of Uruguay’s tobacco control measures: Lessons for the region and beyond

Lucía Berro Pizzarossa, Andrés Constantin, Lucía Giudice & Belén Rios

Chapter 12 - Tobacco, health and regulations in India: A national overview

Upendra Bhojani, Riddhi Dsouza, Pragati Hebbar, Adhip Amin & Amiti Varma

Chapter 13 - Beyond tobacco: Lessons on non-communicable diseases from the Inter-American Human Rights System

Isabel Barbosa & Margherita M Cinà

Biography

Ebenezer Durojaye is Professor and Head of Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Lucyline Nkatha Murungi is a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Director at the Center for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.