International Human Rights Law and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

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.

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.

List of tables, List of Acronyms and Abbreviations, List of Contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, Chapter 1- Introduction, Chapter 2 - The role of the African human rights system in promoting tobacco control and addressing related non-communicable diseases, Chapter 3 - The implementation of the WHO's FCTC: Lessons from Ghana, Chapter 4 - Challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in South Africa, Chapter 5 - An overview of Nigeria's efforts in addressing non-communicable diseases within the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Chapter 6 - Tobacco control and the right to health in Kenya: Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), Chapter 7 - Examining tobacco-related health rights in Zambia in light of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Chapter 8 - Tobacco smoking and the law in Rwanda: Progress, challenges and perspectives, Chapter 9 - The state of Zimbabwe's compliance with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Chapter 10 - Assessing the level of compliance of the domestic normative framework on tobacco products of Mauritius with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Chapter 11 - The David and Goliath tale of Uruguay's tobacco control measures: Lessons for the region and beyond, Chapter 12 - Tobacco, health and regulations in India: A national overview, Chapter 13 - Beyond tobacco: Lessons on non-communicable diseases from the Inter-American Human Rights System, Index