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Legal Preparedness as a Foundation of Global Health Security

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2025

Benjamin Mason Meier Open the ORCID record for Benjamin Mason Meier [Opens in a new window] ,
Ntiense A. Inyang ,
Katherine Ginsbach ,
Ana Ayala ,
Sandro Bonfigli ,
Maria Chiara Campisi ,
Emanuele Cesta ,
Ryan Doerzbacher ,
Tina Endericks  and
Sam Halabi
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Benjamin Mason Meier*
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States
Ntiense A. Inyang
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, United States
Katherine Ginsbach
Affiliation:
Georgetown University O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Washington, United States
Ana Ayala
Affiliation:
Georgetown University O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Washington, United States
Sandro Bonfigli
Affiliation:
Italian Ministry of Health, General Directorate for Preventive Health, Italy
Maria Chiara Campisi
Affiliation:
International Development Law Organization , Rome, Italy
Emanuele Cesta
Affiliation:
Italian Medicines Agency , Product Quality and Pharmaceutical Crime Counteracting Office, Rome, Italy
Ryan Doerzbacher
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, United States
Tina Endericks
Affiliation:
UK Health Security Agency , London, United Kingdom
Sam Halabi
Affiliation:
Georgetown University O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Washington, United States
Soawapak Hinjoy
Affiliation:
Ministry of Public Health , Nonthaburi, Thailand
Erin Jones
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, United States
Stefania Negri
Affiliation:
University of Salerno Department of Legal Sciences, School of Law, Fisciano, Italy
Sonam K. Shah
Affiliation:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, Chapel Hill, United States
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Corresponding author: Benjamin Mason Meier; Email: bmeier@unc.edu
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Abstract

The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) provides a foundation in global health law to support legal preparedness across nations. This column examines the legal authorities necessary to meet the objectives of the GHSA Legal Preparedness Action Package and advance national law reforms to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies.

Keywords

legal preparednessGlobal Health Security Agenda (GHSA)public health lawInternational Health Regulations (IHR)COVID-19

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Columns: Global Health Law
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 53 , Issue 2 , Summer 2025 , pp. 313 - 319
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

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Footnotes

About This Column Benjamin Mason Meier and Lawrence O. Gostin serve as the section editors for Global Health Law. Professor Meier is a Professor of Global Health Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Senior Scholar at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. Professor Gostin is University Professor at Georgetown University and the Founding Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law Center and Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law. This column features timely analyses and perspectives on law, policy, and justice in global health.

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