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    Reinterpreting the health in all policies obligation in Article 168 TFEU: the first step towards making enforcement a realistic prospect


    Bartlett, Oliver and Naumann, Anja (2021) Reinterpreting the health in all policies obligation in Article 168 TFEU: the first step towards making enforcement a realistic prospect. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 16 (1). pp. 8-22. ISSN 1744-1331

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    Abstract

    The EU Treaties oblige the EU institutions to take health objectives and concerns into account in all policy fields. Nevertheless, this obligation is only marginally honoured in many EU policy areas at best. One problem is the lack of enforcement options to pursue further implementation. This paper examines the obligation to ‘mainstream’ health in Article 168 TFEU and demonstrates the difficulties in enforcing the obligation in more detail. It then offers a new, deeper interpretation of the contents of the mainstreaming obligation and discusses how this definition may be used to facilitate better enforcement in the future.
    Item Type: Article
    Additional Information: Cite as: Bartlett, O., & Naumann, A. (2021). Reinterpreting the health in all policies obligation in Article 168 TFEU: The first step towards making enforcement a realistic prospect. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 16(1), 8-22. doi:10.1017/S1744133120000043
    Keywords: Article 168 TFEU; enforcement; health in all policies; justiciability; mainstreaming;
    Academic Unit: Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute
    Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
    Item ID: 15613
    Identification Number: 10.1017/S1744133120000043
    Depositing User: Oliver Bartlett
    Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2022 14:39
    Journal or Publication Title: Health Economics, Policy and Law
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/15613
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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