Epidemics and international law
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Epidemics and international law
（Centre de Recherche = Centre for Research）
Brill Nijhoff, 2021
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At head of title: Hague Academy of International Law
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This volume provides a comprehensive examination of epidemics and international law from the perspective of general international law. Featuring thirty-one essays by researchers from around the world and from various areas of expertise, it demonstrates how epidemics shape - and are shaped by - international legal norms across varying domains of international law.
This volume is the product of collaborative work conducted between August 2020 and April 2021 as part of the Centre for Studies and Research on Epidemics and International Law.
Table of Contents
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Preface - Foreword
Part I - Introduction
The Reports of the Directors of Studies. . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1 Suzanne Zhou
Some reflections on the scope of the topic "epidemics and international law". . . . 3
Chapter 2 Shinya Murase
Interrelationship among relevant rules of international law on epidemics.. . . 19
Part II - History and Theory of International Law
Relating to Epidemics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 3 Maria Adele Carrai
The historical emergence of international health regulations.. . . . . . 45
Chapter 4 Raphael Oidtmann
The concept of borders in international health law.. . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 5 Otto Spijkers
Value-based norms as the foundation for the pursuit of health in global solidarity.. . . . . . . . 79
Chapter 6 Shaimaa Abdelkarim
Global human rights praxis in public health and the response to Covid-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Part III - Global Health Governance.. . . . . . . . . . . 139
Chapter 7 Gail C. Lythgoe
The law of global governance: understanding the institutional architecture and practices of epidemic governance. . . . . 141
Chapter 8 Ana Cristina Gallego Hernandez
International obligations before health emergencies.. . . . . . . . . . . 167
Chapter 9 Margherita Melillo
When a delay is a denial: the role of scientific evidence in the world health organization's response to the Covid-19 pandemic . .. 189
Chapter 10 Olha Bozhenko
Information sharing on epidemics: making the world a healthier place by improving the reporting regime . . . . . . .. . 205
Chapter 11 Rene Fabrizio Figueredo Corrales
Who is WHO watching? WHO's surveillance competence under the 2005 international health regulations to prevent and control the international spread of infectious diseases . . . 229
Chapter 12 Ling Chen
International cooperation and assistance as legal obligations in epidemics and disasters . . . . . . 249
Part IV - Regional Framework.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Chapter 13 Jose Yepez
Legal issues of the institutional framework in Latin-America concerning the Covid-19 pandemic . . . . . . . 271
Chapter 14 Bethlehem Arega Asmamaw
Development of international health law: the role of the African union. 295
Part V - Human Rights and Health. . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Chapter 15 Fernando Arlettaz
Restrictions on civil rights in time of epidemics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Chapter 16 Remzije Istrefi
Emergency state powers and human rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Chapter 17 Cecilia I. Silberberg
Legal strategy to safeguard the right to personal data protection in future epidemics.. . . . . . . . .. 367
Chapter 18 Luciano Bottini Filho
State positive obligations and the international right to health in epidemics: how much should be enough? . . . . 389
Part VI - Environment and Epidemics.. . . . . . . . . . 409
Chapter 19 Iraida Angelina Gimenez
Epidemics and climate change in international law .. . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Chapter 20 Xiaoou Zheng
Understanding the interrelationship between biodiversity and epidemics from the perspective of international environmental law . . 435
Chapter 21 Andrew Van Duyn
Transboundary environmental impact assessments and the international control of infectious disease spread . . . . . . 449
Part VII - Investment and Transport Law.. . . . . . . . 473
Chapter 22 Sophie Davin
Epidemics and investment law: a host state's perspective. . . . . . . . . . 475
Chapter 23 Maria Emilynda Jeddahlyn Pia V. Benosa
Covid-19: a vicious wave for maritime transport.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
Part VIII - Epidemics and Peace and Security. . . . . . 523
Chapter 24 Aline Almeida Coutinho Souza
The new facet of United Nations peacekeeping missions: recognizing global health risks as a threat to international peace and security ..525
Chapter 25 Craig D. Gaver
What role for the UN Security Council in epidemics?: A Covid-19 case study.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
Chapter 26 Mulry Mondelice
The UN and the Haiti cholera case: Articulating the rule of law, immunities and responsibility y of international organizations in international
law .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Part IX - Responsibility and Liability. . . . . . . . . . . 589
Chapter 27 Siamak Karimi
Liability of the state of origin regarding the outbreak of epidemics .. . . 591
Chapter 28 Alex Silva Oliveira
Reflections on the concept of responsibility in epidemics .. . . . . . . . . 615
Chapter 29 Yu-Hsiang Huang
Is the WHO responsible for a mismanagement of the epidemic? Conceptualizing mandate, power and obligation . . . . . . 635
Part X - Dispute Settlement.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657
Chapter 30 Zhang Maoli
The role of scientific evidence in inter-state dispute settlement relating to epidemics. . . . . . . . 659
Chapter 31 Anna Facchinetti
State immunity from civil jurisdiction in epidemic-related cases. . . . . . 689
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