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I've found it profitable to trade on a distinction between what I've termed "operational" vs. "structural" #PHLaw #PublicHealthLaw
One task public health lawyers can perform is helping public health officials understand the full scope of their legal authority.
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One task public health lawyers can perform is helping public health officials understand the full scope of their legal authority.
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This task is critically important to functional public health governance, esp. b/c the scope of this authority has changed rather dramatically in the US since the Palpatine began.
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We might term this work "operational public health law," since it is focused on operative provisions of public health law that govern the scope of (at least) state action. It can illuminate what interventions public health officials can "operationalize."
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