"Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint does not disappoint. It presents not only a comprehensive overview of public health law but also a compelling case for why it is more vital than ever in our modern world."--Margaret Hamburg, former U.S. Commissioner of Food and Drugs

"No one has done more than Lawrence Gostin to map the conceptual and practical issues that must be engaged to translate a vision of public health into workable principles and strategies. Since its first edition, Public Health Law has brought defining clarity and insight to the field. In this third edition, Gostin and Wiley together add to the texture, context, and guidance for securing the legal foundation of policies that will enhance our health futures."--J. Michael McGinnis, MD, MPP, and Senior Scholar at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Lawrence O. Gostin is University Professor, the Founding O'Neill Chair in Global Health Law, and Director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Public Health Law and Human Rights at Georgetown University, and Professor of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University

Lindsay F. Wiley is Associate Professor at American University's Washington College of Law. She serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Law, Medicine, and Ethics and on the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists.

Thomas R. Frieden is the Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Acting Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.