Unit 4 of Public International Law (syllabus: Module IV — the World Health Organization, global health law and communicable diseases, and the International Health Regulations). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- What are the Health Regulations for, and what limits their operation?
- What is a public health emergency of international concern, and what is a pandemic emergency?
- What must a State Party report, to whom and how fast?
- How far may a State go beyond the recommended measures?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- International Health Regulations (2005), as amended, s. 2 and 3
- International Health Regulations (2005), as amended, s. 1 and 12
- International Health Regulations (2005), as amended, s. 6, 9, 10 and 12
- International Health Regulations (2005), as amended, s. 15, 16 and 43
Leading cases
- International Health Regulations (2005)