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Recorded presentation

Jorge Contesse, Inter-American Human Rights System, Inter-American Human Rights System, mexico city, Mexico, 000-000-0000, wcotman@jhsph.edu

To analyze human rights litigation strategies for checking undue influence of the Tobacco Industry in national governments tobacco control policy, post-FCTC. The case study will identify national and international legal avenues available for combating the recent agreement between the Mexican Ministry of Health and the tobacco industry which conflicts with the thrust of the FCTC. The exercise will help anti-tobacco advocates in Latin America assess the viability of litigation under the Inter-American Human Rights System as a means of countering undue influence of the tobacco industry in tobacco policy, and more generally, the pros and cons of using human rights as framework to fight tobacco.

Learning Objectives:

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Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation