# Epidemics and International Law - Portail Universitaire du droit > Source : [Portail Universitaire du Droit](https://univ-droit.fr) > URL : https://univ-droit.fr/recherche/actualites-de-la-recherche/parutions/39670-epidemics-and-international-law?Itemid=271 > Description : epidemics and international law, présentation de l'éditeur we are currently living in a new normal. the covid-19 pandemic has led to millions of deaths ... ## Parution - **ISBN** : 978-9-004-50831-6 - **Éditeur** : Brill ## Résumé Présentation de l'éditeur We are currently living in a new normal. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to millions of deaths and is changing how we live, work, socialise and move through the world. But Covid-19 is one of many epidemics to have shaped human life throughout history, causing untold suffering and death and changing how we live. Their effects are seldom limited to one country or region, and how societies prevent, manage and recover from epidemics is inevitably influenced by international law. Epidemics are regulated not only by international health law but also by international human rights law, international environmental law, international trade and investment law, international transport law, international law of peace and security and international humanitarian law. Despite this, they have received limited attention in mainstream international legal scholarship. 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.  Shinya Murase (Japan): Professor Emeritus, Sophia University, Tokyo; Member of the UN International Law Commission (ILC); Member of the Institut de Droit International (IDI).Suzanne Zhou (Australia): Manager, Prevention, McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer.   Sommaire Preface – Foreword Part I – Introduction. The Reports of the Directors of Studies Chapter 1 Suzanne Zhou Some reflections on the scope of the topic “epidemics and international law” Chapter 2 Shinya Murase Interrelationship among relevant rules of international law on epidemics Part II – History and Theory of International Law Relating to Epidemics Chapter 3 Maria Adele Carrai The historical emergence of international health regulations Chapter 4 Raphael Oidtmann The concept of borders in international health law Chapter 5 Otto Spijkers Value-based norms as the foundation for the pursuit of health in global solidarity Chapter 6 Shaimaa Abdelkarim Global human rights praxis in public health and the response to Covid-19 Part III – Global Health Governance Chapter 7 Gail C. Lythgoe The law of global governance: understanding the institutional architecture and practices of epidemic governance Chapter 8 Ana Cristina Gallego Hernández International obligations before health emergencies 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 Chapter 10 Olha Bozhenko Information sharing on epidemics: making the world a healthier place by improving the reporting regime Chapter 11 René 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 Chapter 12 Ling Chen International cooperation and assistance as legal obligations in epidemics and disasters Part IV – Regional Framework Chapter 13 Jose Yepez Legal issues of the institutional framework in Latin-America concerning the Covid-19 pandemic Chapter 14 Bethlehem Arega Asmamaw Development of international health law: the role of the African union Part V – Human Rights and Health Chapter 15 Fernando Arlettaz Restrictions on civil rights in time of epidemics Chapter 16 Remzije Istrefi Emergency state powers and human rights Chapter 17 Cecilia I. Silberberg Legal strategy to safeguard the right to personal data protection in future epidemics Chapter 18 Luciano Bottini Filho State positive obligations and the international right to health in epidemics: how much should be enough? Part VI – Environment and Epidemics Chapter 19 Iraida Angelina Giménez Epidemics and climate change in international law Chapter 20 Xiaoou Zheng Understanding the interrelationship between biodiversity and epidemics from the perspective of international environmental law Chapter 21 Andrew Van Duyn Transboundary environmental impact assessments and the international control of infectious disease spread Part VII – Investment and Transport Law Chapter 22 Sophie Davin Epidemics and investment law: a host state’s perspective Chapter 23 Maria Emilynda Jeddahlyn Pia V. Benosa Covid-19: a vicious wave for maritime transport Part VIII – Epidemics and Peace and Security 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 Chapter 25 Craig D. Gaver What role for the UN Security Council in epidemics?: A Covid-19 case study Chapter 26 Mulry Mondélice The UN and the Haiti cholera case: Articulating the rule of law, immunities and responsibility y of international organizations in international law Part IX – Responsibility and Liability Chapter 27 Siamak Karimi Liability of the state of origin regarding the outbreak of epidemics Chapter 28 Alex Silva Oliveira Reflections on the concept of responsibility in epidemics Chapter 29 Yu-Hsiang Huang Is the WHO responsible for a mismanagement of the epidemic? Conceptualizing mandate, power and obligation Part X – Dispute Settlement Chapter 30 Zhang Maoli The role of scientific evidence in inter-state dispute settlement relating to epidemics Chapter 31 Anna Facchinetti State immunity from civil jurisdiction in epidemic-related cases ## Métadonnées - **Catégorie** : Parutions - **Publié** : 2021-12-27 ## Tags Droit de la santé, Droit international, Droit privé, Droit public, Droits de l'homme, Gouvernance, Santé publique, Sécurité --- *Portail Universitaire du Droit — [univ-droit.fr](https://univ-droit.fr)*