Conceptualising European Union Health Law

European Journal of Health Law 2026 Open access

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Authors: Tamara Hervey, Ollie Bartlett, Joaquin Cayón-De Las Cuevas, D Vincent, André den Exter, Anniek de Ruijter, Mirko Đuković, Mark Leslie Flear, Markus Frischhut, Éloïse Gennet, Tom Goffin, Mary Guy
+6 more Pin Lean Lau, Aurélie Mahalatchimy, Marcin Michalak, Vera Lúcia Raposo, Santa Slokenberga, Annette Schrauwen
DOI: 10.1163/15718093-bja10167
Cited by: 1

Abstract

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.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Public Health Policies and Education Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism

Publication details

Journal / source
European Journal of Health Law
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Volume
33
Issue
4
Pages
407–439
Publication date
14 April 2026
Language
EN