title: (Population) Health Law in Theory.
abstract: This essay explores the viability of using the population health legal norm developed by Professor Wendy Parmet in her bookPopulations, Public Health, and the Lawas a basis for theorizing health law. Based on the application of five criteria, the essay concludes that a population health legal norm has potential as a framework for theorizing health law, especially in comparison to other proposed health law theories. Yet, its potential turns on the ability of theorists to provide a detailed account of individual rights under a population health framework.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gatter
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
keywords: health law; population health; public health; theory