When Borders Change: Public Health, Trade and the Role of Law in the UK and Ireland
This project aims to understand the shifting boundaries of the post-Brexit relationship between public health, trade and the law in the UK and Ireland, including North-South relations on the island of Ireland. It involves an academic collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and University College Cork, as well as liaison with the Public Health Ethics Special Interest Group, UK Faculty of Public Health and the Institute of Public Health, Ireland.
About the project
This project aims to understand the shifting boundaries of the post-Brexit relationship between public health, trade and the law in the UK and Ireland, including North-South relations on the island of Ireland. Drawing on case studies involving food and alcohol, the strategies employed by corporate actors to promote products and choices impacting public health are examined, as well as how law impacts on such strategies. More broadly, it explores the impact of the commercial determinants of health and what this means for ethics, policy and law in public health.
The project will enhance an existing research network and academic-stakeholder in public health ethics and law (PHELN) in the UK and Ireland, and aims to make a significant contribution to establishing PHELN as a sustainable research network, strengthening links with key public health stakeholders in the UK and Ireland.
Key stakeholder partners in the project include the UK Faculty of Public Health and the Institute of Public Health in Ireland.
Funding
The project is funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) (Ref: 1916). The support of the RSE is gratefully acknowledged.
Principal Investigator
Professor Anne-Maree Farrell
Chair of Medical Jurisprudence, Edinburgh Law School
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Co-Investigator
Professor Mary Donnelly
Professor Law, University College Cork
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Research Associate
Ms Ruby Reed-Berendt
PhD Candidate, Edinburgh Law School
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