On October 23, 2007, the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium held an interactive public health law symposium entitled “Going Too Far? Exploring the Limits of Smoking Regulation” at William Mitchell College of Law, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The symposium provided a forum for a lively exchange of divergent views among public health lawyers and tobacco control experts about the impact of expansive new smoke-free policies on autonomy, privacy, confidentiality, personal liberty, and public health. The symposium featured five speakers, all nationally recognized experts in public health law and tobacco control policy, who spoke in two moderated point/counterpoint sessions, presenting and debating differing views of each topic:
Simon Chapman, Ph.D
University of Sydney
Robert Crane, M.D.
Ohio State University
Lewis Maltby, J.D.
National Workrights Institute
James Repace, MSc., Biophysicist
Tufts University School of Medicine
David Sweanor, J.D.
University of Ottawa
The Tobacco Control Legal Consortium symposium proceedings were published in William Mitchell Law Review Vol. 34:4 (2008). They consist of six papers, which can be accessed in one file or individually:
Tobacco Law Symposium PDF, 991 Kb (Complete proceedings)
Exploring the Limits of Smoking Regulation PDF, 64 Kb (Introduction)
Doug Blanke, J.D. & Kerry Cork, J.D.
A Canadian’s Perspective: Limits of Smoking Regulation PDF, 96 Kb
David Sweanor, J.D.
Exploring the Limits of Smoking Regulations PDF, 141 Kb
Simon Chapman, Ph.D
Benefits of Smoke-free Regulations in Outdoor Settings: Beaches, Golf Courses, Parks, Patios, and in Motor Vehicles PDF, 254 Kb
James Repace, MSc., Biophysicist
Whose Life Is It Anyway? Employer Control of Off-Duty Smoking and Individual Autonomy PDF, 99 Kb
Lewis Maltby, J.D.
Mandating a Tobacco-free Workforce: A Convergence of Business and Public Health Interests PDF, 213 Kb
Micah Berman, J.D. & Rob Crane, M.D.
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