Soft Law and Global Health Problems

"Various legal approaches have been taken internationally to improve global access to essential medicines for people in developing countries. This book focuses on the millions of people suffering from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Beginning with the AIDS campaign for antiretroviral medicines (ARVs), Sharifah Sekalala argues that a soft law approach is more effective than hard law by critiquing the current Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) flexibilities within the WTO. She then considers how soft law has also been instrumental in the fight against malaria and tuberculosis. Using these compelling case studies, this book explores law-making on global health and analyzes the viability of current global health financing trends within new and traditional organizations such as the UN, WHO, UNAIDS, UNITAID and The Global Fund. This book is essential reading for legal, development, policy and health scholars, activists, and policymakers working across political economy, policy studies and global health studies."--Back cover.