Overview

This handbook is essential for legal scholars, policymakers, animal and public health professionals, and environmental advocates who want to understand and implement the One Health framework in governance and law. It explores how One Health – an approach integrating human, animal, and environmental health – can address some of the most pressing global challenges, including zoonotic diseases, biodiversity loss, climate change, and antimicrobial resistance. Through detailed case studies, the book demonstrates how One Health is already embedded in legal and policy frameworks, evaluates its effectiveness, and offers practical guidance for improvement. It compares One Health with other interdisciplinary paradigms and existing legal frameworks, identifying valuable lessons and synergies. The book concludes by mapping a transformative path forward, showing how One Health can be used to fundamentally reshape legal systems and their relationship with health and sustainability. This is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking innovative, equitable, and sustainable solutions to global health challenges.

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Author:   Katie Woolaston (Griffith University, Queensland) ,  Jane Kotzmann (Deakin University, Victoria)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Weight:   0.763kg
ISBN:  

9781009653718

ISBN 10:   1009653717
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   09 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Katie Woolaston and Jane Kotzmann; Part I. One Health in Existing Legal Structures: 2. One health frameworks Katherine Ginsbach, Kashish Aneja, Alison Durran and Sam Halabi; 3. One Health and the UN animal welfare Nexus resolution Elien Verniers; 4. One Health and pathogen sharing Michelle Rourke; 5. The environmental law arena and the development of the One Health approach Claire Lajaunie; 6. Like mixing oil and water: integrating One Health into the EU's Common Agricultural Policy Francesca Coli, Maurizio Aragrande and Massimo Canali; Part II. One Health and Contemporary Legal Structures: 7. Human rights and One Health Bridget Lewis; 8. Animal rights and One Health Jane Kotzmann and Katie Woolaston; 9. The One Health approach and the tackling of drivers of environmental degradation Elisa Cavallin; 10. One Health among many Jessica C. Tselepy and Jack Nagy; 11. Drawing from AMR experience for better prevention, preparedness and response to complex health threats under a One Health approach Carmen Bullón and Stefania Negri; Part III. One Health and Future Legal Structures: 12. Reorienting One Health governance towards indigenous understanding Cassandra Seery and Joshua Gilbert; 13. The Convention on Animal Protection Rajesh K. Reddy; 14. Advancing One Health legal and policy action for the environment Urias S. Goll and Catherine Machalaba; 15. One Health and multispecies urban infrastructure Jeff Sebo, Alisa E. Whit and Toni Sims; 16. Achieving One Health policy objectives through a legally supported value-based health and care approach Helen Yu; 17. Public health law Sam Roach and Fiona McDonald; 18. One Health in South Africa Tony Gerrans.

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Katie Woolaston is a lawyer and researcher who works across the biodiversity-health nexus. Her previous award-winning book, Ecological Vulnerability: the Law and Governance of Human-Wildlife Conflict, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2022. She is Chair of the Technical Advisory Group for Nature4Health, and an Executive Editor for CUP's Research Directions: One Health. Jane Kotzmann is Associate Professor at the School of Law, Deakin University. She has recently published collections entitled 'The Legal Recognition of Animal Sentience' (2024, with Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere) and 'Animal Law in Australasia' (2025, with Joanna Kyriakakis). She has published articles in leading journals including the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Sydney Law Review, and Columbia Journal of Environmental Law.

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