Conceptualising European Union Health Law
A collectively authored article, which (unusually in legal scholarship) makes explicit the processes and methodologies by which 'European Union health law' is conceptualised; the implications; and the strengths and weaknesses of the approach taken. Strengths include implied structural and systemic coherence; and the breadth of analysis that having a large team of authors permits, through holding their positionalities in creative interplay with each other. The authors argue that European Union health law - defined as transversal and distinctively European Union law that either directly or indirectly affects human health, in a broad sense - should be understood through a metaphor of growth and connectedness, specifically a 'tree'. The article seeks to initiate a discussion not only about European Union health law, but also about European law and health law.
Authors
- Marcin Michalak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6971-1992)
- D Vincent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9788-0344)
- Santa Slokenberga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5621-8485)
- André den Exter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0938-6603)
- Éloïse Gennet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-3351)
- Anniek de Ruijter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6140-8988)
- Mark Flear (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3782-1817)
- Tamara Hervey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8310-9022)
- Joaquin Cayón-De Las Cuevas
- Tom Goffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3525-1446)
- Mary Guy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0242-6366)
- Aurélie Mahalatchimy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4365-2143)
- Markus Frischhut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3270-266X)
- Pin Lean Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2447-9293)
- Annette Schrauwen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8855-1274)
- Vera Lúcia Raposo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-2181)
- Ollie Bartlett
- Mirko Đuković (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4311-2359)
Institutions
- Leiden University (NL)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Universidad de Cantabria (ES)
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth (IE)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- City, University of London (GB)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Hertie School (DE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- University of Gdańsk (PL)
- Management Center Innsbruck (AT)
- Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Géosciences de l’Environnement (FR)
- Centro de Estudos para a Intervencao Social (PT)
- Brunel University of London (GB)
- Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Health Law
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1163/15718093-bja10167
- Primary Topic
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Institut de France