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Developing an Innovative Pandemic Treaty to Advance Global Health Security

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2021

Lawrence O. Gostin ,
Benjamin Mason Meier  and
Barbara Stocking
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Abstract

Recognizing marked limitations of global health law in the COVID-19 pandemic, a rising number of states are supporting the development of a new pandemic treaty. This prospective treaty has the potential to clarify state obligations for pandemic preparedness and response and strengthen World Health Organization authorities to promote global health security. Examining the essential scope and content of a pandemic treaty, this column analyzes the policymaking processes and substantive authorities necessary to meet this historic moment.

Keywords

Global Health LawWorld Health OrganizationCOVID-19Pandemic Treaty

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Columns: Global Health Law
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 49 , Issue 3: Malingering & Health Policy , Fall 2021 , pp. 503 - 508
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© 2021 The Author(s)

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About This Column

Lawrence O. Gostin and Benjamin Mason Meier serve as the section editors for Global Health Law. Professor Gostin is a 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 Center on National and Global Health Law. Professor Meier is 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. This column features timely analyses and perspectives on law, policy, and justice in global health.

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