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: Killing Locally or Killing Globally? Inequalities in Framing Cooperation Through Pandemics Killing Locally or Killing Globally? Inequalities in Framing Cooperation Through Pandemics
The international community must avoid entrenching in international law a system indifferent to right-to-health core obligations.
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Read more: Human Rights and Global Responses to the Pandemic in the Age of Hyper-globalization Human Rights and Global Responses to the Pandemic in the Age of Hyper-globalization
The age of hyper-globalization requires global institutions that enable global – collective – responses to contain pandemics worldwide.
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Read more: Governance Needs for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: How to Ensure the Science-Policy Interface Governance Needs for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: How to Ensure the Science-Policy Interface
As policymakers consider proposals aimed at preventing another pandemic, the integration of the science-policy interface in their design is important.
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Read more: Can a Pandemic Lawmaking Exercise Promote Global Health Justice? — Final Symposium Editorial Can a Pandemic Lawmaking Exercise Promote Global Health Justice? — Final Symposium Editorial
Multiple entries argue that justice requires going beyond narrow disease surveillance to enhance legal as well as health system preparedness.
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Read more: From Cooperation to Solidarity: A Legal Compass for Pandemic Lawmaking From Cooperation to Solidarity: A Legal Compass for Pandemic Lawmaking
By understanding legal obligations in terms of solidarity, states would be guided toward actions that favor collective over individual benefit.
