Pandemic response and international law: The case of COVID-19
Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine
; 3(1):59-64, 2020.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1582952
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus pandemic is currently raging throughout the world. The ensuing crisis has acquired a multidimensional nature, affecting all levels of society, including international health legal order. For international health law, the World Health Organization (WHO) is the international institution with a core mandate in issues of global health. Moreover, the International Health Regulations (IHR) is the main legally binding instrument laying down rules for the cross-border spread of contagious diseases. Against this backdrop, this paper evaluates the issues and disputes under the current regimes of international health law. The paper then offers some thoughts by way of answers to the research questions.
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Databases of international organizations
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EMBASE
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English
Journal:
Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine
Year:
2020
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Article
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