The COVID-19 Pandemic, the Failure of the Binary PHEIC Declaration System, and the Need for Reform
The various proposals all have the goal of encouraging early reporting of, and response to, potentially serious disease outbreaks.
International Pandemic Lawmaking: Conceptual and Practical Issues
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Read more: Pandemics without Borders? Reconsidering Territoriality in Pandemic Preparedness and Response Instruments Pandemics without Borders? Reconsidering Territoriality in Pandemic Preparedness and Response Instruments
The COVID-19 pandemic has (yet again) disclosed that the notion of borders resembles a distinct emanation of legal fiction.
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Read more: Towards Member-driven International Pandemic Lawmaking Towards Member-driven International Pandemic Lawmaking
The COVID-19 pandemic has blatantly exposed the flaws of the World Health Organization and its International Health Regulations.
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Read more: The Right to Participation in Global Health Governance: Lessons Learned The Right to Participation in Global Health Governance: Lessons Learned
We argue that the human right to participation should extend to permanent seats and votes for civil society and affected communities on governance boards.
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Read more: A Shared Responsibility Model A Shared Responsibility Model
The prism of the “shared responsibility model” provides an opportunity to consider potential global health governance models for emergency actions.
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Read more: Addressing IP Barriers in the Context of a Pandemic Treaty Addressing IP Barriers in the Context of a Pandemic Treaty
Tackling the question of how to address the needs for sharing scientific research is fundamental to any pandemic treaty discussion.
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Read more: Taking Data Sharing Seriously: Public Interest and Solidarity as Principles for an International Pandemic Treaty Taking Data Sharing Seriously: Public Interest and Solidarity as Principles for an International Pandemic Treaty
Only a legally enforceable framework can ensure that solidarity is matched with reciprocity that is in the global public interest.
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Read more: International Pandemic Lawmaking: Some Perspectives from Behavioral Economics International Pandemic Lawmaking: Some Perspectives from Behavioral Economics
Either through hard or soft law, there is a strong case to be made in favor of designing positive “rewarding” mechanisms to encourage cooperation.
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Read more: FRAND Terms for Pandemic-essential Intellectual Property Rights FRAND Terms for Pandemic-essential Intellectual Property Rights
The use of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) terms in the licensing of intellectual property rights could foster cooperation in pandemics.
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Read more: Limiting Human Rights During Pandemics: Recommendations for Closing Reporting Gaps and Increasing International Oversight Limiting Human Rights During Pandemics: Recommendations for Closing Reporting Gaps and Increasing International Oversight
A pandemic instrument should enhance roles for and communication between regional and global governmental bodies and especially non-governmental actors.
