Dr Oliver Bartlett

    Law, ALL Institute

    Assistant Professor

    New House
    Ground
    44
    (01) 474 7536

    Biography

    Ollie joined the Department of Law in August 2018. He is a graduate of Durham University, UK (PhD 2012-16, MJur 2011-12, LLB 2008-11).

    Ollie conducts research in the field of public health law. He has specific interests in:
    • the regulation of products and services that pose risks to health
    • the right to health
    • European Union health policy
    • public health governance
    • public health ethics. 

    At Maynooth, Ollie teaches EU Law, Public Health Law, and Legal Research Methods. He is the Programme Chair for the Law Department's Dual Degree which is run with the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy). He is also Chair of the LLM (International Business) Global Legal Studies Programme.  

    Outside Maynooth, Ollie is a member of the Editorial Team of the European Journal of Risk Regulation, and has advised the WHO Regional Office for Europe on legal issues relating to alcohol policy. 

    Books

      Year Publication
    2024 Frontiers of EU Alcohol Law.
    O Bartlett (2024) Frontiers of EU Alcohol Law. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [Details]
    2021 Legal Research and Writing Skills in Ireland.
    Edana Richardson and Ollie Bartlett (2021) Legal Research and Writing Skills in Ireland. Dublin: Clarus Press. [Details]

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2024 'The United Kingdom: The Chilling Effect of Brexit on post-COVID-19 Public Health Reform'
    O Bartlett (2024) 'The United Kingdom: The Chilling Effect of Brexit on post-COVID-19 Public Health Reform' In: K Fierlbeck (eds). Public Policy Challenges in Rethinking Public Health: Comparative Perspectives. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. [Details]
    2023 'Soft Law of the WHO'
    O Bartlett (2023) 'Soft Law of the WHO' In: S McArdle and S Switzer (eds). Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the World Health Organization. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [Details]
    2020 'Multinational Food Corporations and the Right to Health: Achieving Accountablity Through Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence?'
    O Bartlett (2020) 'Multinational Food Corporations and the Right to Health: Achieving Accountablity Through Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence?' In: A Garde, O de Schutter and J Curtis (eds). Ending Childhood Obesity: A Challenge at the Crossroads of International Economic and Human Rights Law. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details]
    2017 'EU public health law and policy - on the rocks? A few sobering thoughts on the growing EU alcohol problem'
    Oliver Bartlett and Amandine Garde (2017) 'EU public health law and policy - on the rocks? A few sobering thoughts on the growing EU alcohol problem' In: Tamara Hervey, Callum Young, Louise Bishop (eds). Research Handbook on EU Health Law and Policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details]
    2015 'The EU Platform and the EU Forum: new modes of governance or a smokescreen for the promotion of conflicts of interest?'
    Oliver Bartlett and Amandine Garde (2015) 'The EU Platform and the EU Forum: new modes of governance or a smokescreen for the promotion of conflicts of interest?' In: Alberto Alemanno and Amandine Garde (eds). Regulating Lifestyle Risks: The EU, Alcohol, Tobacco and Unhealthy Diets. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [DOI] [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2023 'Health Misinformation and Freedom of Expression: Considerations for Policymakers'
    J Marecos, E Shattock, O Bartlett, F Goiana-da-Silva, H Maheswaran, H Ashrafian, A Darzi (2023) 'Health Misinformation and Freedom of Expression: Considerations for Policymakers'. Health Economics, Policy and Law, [DOI] [Details]
    2022 'COVID-19 and Legal Responses on the Island of Ireland: Introducing the Key Themes'
    O Bartlett, N Maddox, R McQuigg, A Mulligan (2022) 'COVID-19 and Legal Responses on the Island of Ireland: Introducing the Key Themes'. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 73 (2) [Details]
    2022 'Does Ireland need a constitutional right to health after the COVID-19 pandemic?'
    O Bartlett (2022) 'Does Ireland need a constitutional right to health after the COVID-19 pandemic?'. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 73 (2) [Details]
    2021 'Reinterpreting the health in all policies obligation in Article 168 TFEU: The first step towards making enforcement a realistic prospect'
    Bartlett O.;Naumann A. (2021) 'Reinterpreting the health in all policies obligation in Article 168 TFEU: The first step towards making enforcement a realistic prospect'. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 16 (1) [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2021 'Different ethical standards for different ethical problems? A commentary on 'Responsibility, Prudence and Health Promotion''
    Bartlett O.;Capewell S. (2021) 'Different ethical standards for different ethical problems? A commentary on 'Responsibility, Prudence and Health Promotion''. Journal Of Public Health (Oxford, England), 43 (3):e489-e490 [DOI] [Details]
    2020 'The Ethics of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Improve Public Health'
    Goiana-da-Silva F.;Cruz-e-Silva D.;Bartlett O.;Vasconcelos J.;Morais Nunes A.;Ashrafian H.;Miraldo M.;Machado M.d.C.;Araújo F.;Darzi A. (2020) 'The Ethics of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Improve Public Health'. Frontiers In Public Health, 8 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2020 'Evidence and Proportionality in Free Movement Cases: The Impact of the Scotch Whisky Case'
    Bartlett O.;MacCulloch A. (2020) 'Evidence and Proportionality in Free Movement Cases: The Impact of the Scotch Whisky Case'. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 11 (1):109-130 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2020 'COVID-19, the European Health Union and the CJEU: Lessons from the Case Law on the Banking Union'
    Bartlett O. (2020) 'COVID-19, the European Health Union and the CJEU: Lessons from the Case Law on the Banking Union'. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 11 (4):781-789 [DOI] [Details]
    2018 'Reforming the Regulation on Spirit Drinks – an Example of Better Regulation?'
    O Bartlett (2018) 'Reforming the Regulation on Spirit Drinks – an Example of Better Regulation?'. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 9 (2) [full-text] [Details]
    2017 'The EU's failure to support Member States in their implementation of the WHO Recommendations: How to ignore the elephant in the room?'
    Oliver Bartlett and Amandine Garde (2017) 'The EU's failure to support Member States in their implementation of the WHO Recommendations: How to ignore the elephant in the room?'. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 8 (2):251-269 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'Towards an Assessment of Minimum Unit Pricing Measures without Properly Contextualising them?'
    Oliver Bartlett (2016) 'Towards an Assessment of Minimum Unit Pricing Measures without Properly Contextualising them?'. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 7 (4):810-813 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol May Not be a Proportionate Public Health Intervention'
    Oliver Bartlett (2016) 'Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol May Not be a Proportionate Public Health Intervention'. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 7 (1):218-222 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'The EU's Competence Gap in Public Health and Non-Communicable Disease Policy'
    Oliver Bartlett (2016) 'The EU's Competence Gap in Public Health and Non-Communicable Disease Policy'. 5 (1):50-81 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2014 'Distilling Prospects: Reflections on the Proportionality of Minimum Unit Pricing under EU Law'
    Oliver Bartlett (2014) 'Distilling Prospects: Reflections on the Proportionality of Minimum Unit Pricing under EU Law'. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 5 (1):73-78 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'Time to seize the (red) bull by the horns: the EU's failure to protect children from alcohol and unhealthy food marketing'
    Oliver Bartlett and Amandine Garde (2013) 'Time to seize the (red) bull by the horns: the EU's failure to protect children from alcohol and unhealthy food marketing'. European Law Review, 38 (4):498-520 [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'Under the influence? The Alcohol Industry's Involvement in the Implementation of Advertising Bans'
    Oliver Bartlett (2013) 'Under the influence? The Alcohol Industry's Involvement in the Implementation of Advertising Bans'. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 4 (3):383-388 [DOI] [Details]
    2018 'Power, Policy Ideas and Paternalism in Non-Communicable Disease Prevention'
    O Bartlett (2018) 'Power, Policy Ideas and Paternalism in Non-Communicable Disease Prevention'. European Law Journal, [DOI] [full-text] [Details]

    Published Reports

      Year Publication
    2022 No place for cheap alcohol: the potential value of minimum pricing for protecting lives.
    C Angus, A Bhattacharya, M Neufeld, C Ferreira-Borges, C Acton, O Bartlett, J Marecos, A Wettlaufer (2022) No place for cheap alcohol: the potential value of minimum pricing for protecting lives. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen. [Details]
    2021 Digital marketing of alcohol: CHALLENGES AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR BETTER HEALTH IN THE WHO EUROPEAN REGION WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases.
    Carlin, E., Bartlett, O., Neufeld, M., Nugent, B., Ireland, T., Chester, J., Kauppila, E., Lindeman, M., Ferreira-Borges, C. (2021) Digital marketing of alcohol: CHALLENGES AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR BETTER HEALTH IN THE WHO EUROPEAN REGION WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen. [Details]

    Encyclopedia Entry

      Year Publication
    2023 Tobacco Pricing.
    O Bartlett (2023) Tobacco Pricing. Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
    2023 Tobacco Advertising.
    O Bartlett (2023) Tobacco Advertising. Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
    2023 Health Claims on Food.
    O Bartlett (2023) Health Claims on Food. Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
    2023 Alcohol Production.
    O Bartlett (2023) Alcohol Production. Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
    2023 Alcohol Pricing.
    O Bartlett (2023) Alcohol Pricing. Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
    2023 Alcohol Advertising.
    O Bartlett (2023) Alcohol Advertising. Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
    2023 Alcohol as a Health Threat.
    O Bartlett (2023) Alcohol as a Health Threat. Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
    2023 Alcohol Labeling and Health Claims.
    O Bartlett (2023) Alcohol Labeling and Health Claims. Encyclopedia Entry [Details]

    Research Paper

      Year Publication
    2020 Health Misinformation: A Bioethical Approach.
    F Goiana-da-Silva, J Marecos, O Bartlett (2020) Health Misinformation: A Bioethical Approach. Research Paper [Details]

    Edited Journal Issue

      Year Publication
    2022 COVID-19 and Legal Responses on the Island of Ireland.
    O Bartlett, N Maddox, R McQuigg, A Mulligan (2022) COVID-19 and Legal Responses on the Island of Ireland. Edited Journal Issue [Details]

    Teaching Interests

    European Union Law
    Legal Research Methods
    Public Health Law