This book was born out of a lecture given by the author in the course "American Legal History" at Yale Law School. It traces the legal history of infectious diseases and shows how infectious diseases shape the law and how they are shaped by the law. The author focuses on the legal dimensions of U.S. anti-epidemic policies, especially the tension between health law and the federal system. He uses a high-level approach to present the U.S. laws in response to the plague. At the same time, he does not forget to describe the social picture that includes all living beings, and analyzes the "American epidemic". The reflections on "disease" are all there.
本书脱胎于作者在耶鲁法学院课程“美国法律史”上的一场讲座，追溯了传染病的法律历史，展示了传染病如何塑造法律，又是如何被法律塑造的。作者着眼于美国防疫政策的法律尺度，特别是卫生法学与联邦体制之间的张力，以高屋建瓴的手法呈现美国应对瘟疫时的法律，同时不忘描摹囊括众生百态的社会图景，对“美国传染病”的省思尽在其间。
本书脱胎于作者在耶鲁法学院课程“美国法律史”上的一场讲座，追溯了传染病的法律历史，展示了传染病如何塑造法律，又是如何被法律塑造的。作者着眼于美国防疫政策的法律尺度，特别是卫生法学与联邦体制之间的张力，以高屋建瓴的手法呈现美国应对瘟疫时的法律，同时不忘描摹囊括众生百态的社会图景，对“美国传染病”的省思尽在其间。
