Biosecurity in the global age : biological weapons, public health, and the rule of law / David P. Fidler and Lawrence O. Gostin.
- Fidler, David P.
- Date:
- [2008]
- Books
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Publication/Creation
Stanford, California : Stanford Law and Politics, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2008]
Physical description
xi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
Introduction: the challenge of biosecurity in the twenty-first century -- part I. Biosecurity and biological weapons. The problem of biological weapons ; The new world of biological weapons governance -- part II. Biosecurity and public health. The securitization of public health ; The new world of public health governance -- part III. Biosecurity, the rule of law, and globalized governance. Biosecurity and the rule of law ; Globalizing governance: toward a global biosecurity concert ; Conclusion: the burden and opportunity of biosecurity in the global age.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Location Status Medical CollectionWA295 2008F45bOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 0804750297
- 9780804750295