This book offers a multidisciplinary and in-depth analysis of the One Health approach. The holistic One Health vision, a healthcare model based on the integration of various disciplines, is both ancient and current. It is based on the recognition that human health, animal health and ecosystem health are inextricably linked. Cognizant of the need for multidisciplinary research to address complex health challenges at the national and international level, the book combines legal, public policy and medical perspectives on the One Health approach, exploring e.g. the role of biodiversity, human rights, trade agreements, indigenous knowledge, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
One Health is officially recognized by the European Commission and by a host of international organizations as a relevant strategy for actors in all sectors that benefit from collaboration between disciplines (doctors, veterinarians, lawyers, environmentalists, economists, sociologists etc.). One Health is an ideal approach to achieving global health, as it addresses the needs of the most vulnerable populations based on the intimate relationship between their own health, that of their animals, and that of the environment in which they live, considering the wide spectrum of determinants that emerge from this relationship.
Given its scope, the book will be of interest to academics, professionals, and students of all disciplines who engage with the One Health approach.
Dr. Giovanni Antonelli is a senior legal expert at the Italian Ministry of culture and postdoctoral researcher at the European University Institute. His research interests concern administrative law, environmental law, climate change, public policy, European law and Institutions.
Fabrizio Penna is Head of Department of the Mission Unit for the NRRP of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security. He was director of the National Inspectorate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ISIN), Board Member of the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and member of the National Register of Environmental Managers of the Vale d'Aosta Region.
Eeshan Chaturvedi is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Climate Governance, and its correlations with policy, law, and earth systems. He holds an LLM in Environmental Law and Policy from Stanford Law School and has since worked with various domestic and international organizations on legal and management issues related to the environment and climate. In academia, he has held positions of Assistant Dean and Professor of Climate Governance and continues to engage with the various stakeholders in the climate space.
Prof. Antonio Cilento is full professor of private law at Universitas Mercatorum (Rome) and teaches Privacy in the digital world at Luiss Guido Carli (Rome). He is currently a member of the board of directors of S.I.S.D.I.C. (Italian Society of Civil Law Scholars). He is currently Legal Advisor to the Minister of Culture. In the past he was Legal Advisor to the Minister of University and Research and to the Minister for European Affairs; Head of the Technical Secretariat of the Deputy Minister of Justice; Head of the international relations and ceremonial office of the Minister for Agricultural Policies.
