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View article: Human rights limitations in global health law reforms
Human rights limitations in global health law reforms Open
On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly adopted the WHO Pandemic Agreement, complementing 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR). While these reforms aim to strengthen pandemic preparedness, address inequities, an…
View article: Human rights underpin climate action for global health and just transition: from awareness and analysis to political and legal action
Human rights underpin climate action for global health and just transition: from awareness and analysis to political and legal action Open
This article examines the imperative for human rights under international law as a foundation for the public health response to climate change. Part I outlines the threats of climate change to human health and life, and describes the origi…
View article: Towards universal health coverage: including undocumented migrants
Towards universal health coverage: including undocumented migrants Open
As countries throughout the world move towards universal health coverage, the obligation to realise the right to health for undocumented migrants has often been overlooked. With unprecedented millions on the move - including refugees, asyl…
View article: Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries
Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we live, work and communicate. Global health teaching is no exception. Across universities, professors like us have had to quickly redesign our courses, and deliver them virtually, even as the pandemic…
View article: Transcending the Gender Binary under International Law: Advancing Health-Related Human Rights for Trans* Populations
Transcending the Gender Binary under International Law: Advancing Health-Related Human Rights for Trans* Populations Open
Despite a recent wave in global recognition of the rights of transgender and gender-diverse populations, referred to in this text by the umbrella label of trans*, international law continues to presume a cisgender binary definition of gend…
View article: Global health governance through the UN Security Council: health security vs. human rights?
Global health governance through the UN Security Council: health security vs. human rights? Open
This article examines how the ‘health security’ paradigm positions health-related human rights as subordinate to national security concerns. As a consequence, health is viewed instrumentally, shifting the global health response towards mai…
View article: Human rights as a framework for eliminating female genital schistosomiasis
Human rights as a framework for eliminating female genital schistosomiasis Open
Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) affects tens of millions of women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, yet this inequitable threat is often overlooked by advocates in both the neglected tropical disease (NTD) and sexual and reproductive h…
View article: The 2024 U.S. Elections: Global Health Policy at a Crossroads.
The 2024 U.S. Elections: Global Health Policy at a Crossroads. Open
The 2024 U.S. election will shape the future of global health policy, with crucial implications for continuing U.S. leadership in global health. The United States has long played a critical role in global health governance, through multila…
View article: Shaping Global Health Law through United Nations Governance: The UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response.
Shaping Global Health Law through United Nations Governance: The UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response. Open
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly High-Level Meeting (HLM) on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPPR) was a missed opportunity to bring high-level commitment and momentum to the global governance of health emergencies.…
View article: A world less safe and secure
A world less safe and secure Open
On 20 January, President Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). President Trump shares many of the same concerns about WHO as previous administrations, including improved transparency,…
View article: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health: Undermining Public Health, Facilitating Reproductive Coercion.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health: Undermining Public Health, Facilitating Reproductive Coercion. Open
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health continues a trajectory of U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence that undermines the normative foundation of public health - the idea that the state is obligated to provide a robust set of supports for healthcare …
View article: A World Without WHO—A Crossroads for US Global Health Leadership
A World Without WHO—A Crossroads for US Global Health Leadership Open
This Viewpoint explores concerns surrounding possible US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the effect this would have on US global health leadership and health security.
View article: Teaching Global Health Law: Preparing the Next Generation for Future Challenges.
Teaching Global Health Law: Preparing the Next Generation for Future Challenges. Open
Following from sweeping law reforms across the global health landscape, there is a need to prepare the next generation to advance global health law to ensure justice for a healthier world. Educational programs across disciplines have incre…
View article: How to Advance Legal Education for Future Public Health Professionals.
How to Advance Legal Education for Future Public Health Professionals. Open
Recent scholarship has advocated for schools and programs of public health (SPPHs) to move public health law from the periphery to the core of the public health curriculum, in recognition of law’s role as a fundamental driver of health out…
View article: Seventy-five years of global health lawmaking under the World Health Organization: evolving foundations of global health law through global health governance
Seventy-five years of global health lawmaking under the World Health Organization: evolving foundations of global health law through global health governance Open
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been shaped by global health law throughout its history. Drawing from the post-war establishment of global governance under the United Nations (UN), the modern foundations of global health law were l…
View article: The World Health Organization was born as a normative agency: Seventy-five years of global health law under WHO governance
The World Health Organization was born as a normative agency: Seventy-five years of global health law under WHO governance Open
The World Health Organization (WHO) was born as a normative agency and has looked to global health law to structure collective action to realize global health with justice. Framed by its constitutional authority to act as the directing and…
View article: The World Health Organization was born as a normative agency: Seventy-five years of global health law under WHO governance
The World Health Organization was born as a normative agency: Seventy-five years of global health law under WHO governance Open
The World Health Organization (WHO) was born as a normative agency and has looked to global health law to structure collective action to realize global health with justice. Framed by its constitutional authority to act as the directing and…
View article: A critical juncture for human rights in global health: Strengthening human rights through global health law reforms
A critical juncture for human rights in global health: Strengthening human rights through global health law reforms Open
The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) (Fig 1), establishing a human rights foundation under the United Nations (UN), has become a cornerstone of global health, central to public health policies throughout the world. As the …
View article: Teaching Global Health Law: Preparing the Next Generation for Future Challenges
Teaching Global Health Law: Preparing the Next Generation for Future Challenges Open
Following from sweeping law reforms across the global health landscape, there is a need to prepare the next generation to advance global health law to ensure justice for a healthier world. Educational programs across disciplines have incre…
View article: How Did Human Rights Fare in Amendments to the International Health Regulations?
How Did Human Rights Fare in Amendments to the International Health Regulations? Open
In this article, we examine the relationship between the World Health Organization International Health Regulations (IHR) and human rights and its implications for IHR reform, considering the evolution of human rights in the 2005 IHR, the …