The Stellenbosch Consensus on the International Legal Obligation to Collaborate and Assist in Addressing Pandemics: Clarifying Article 44 of the International Health Regulations

Article Article scientifique Article The Stellenbosch Consensus on the International Legal Obligation to Collaborate and Assist in Addressing Pandemics: Clarifying Article 44 of the International Health Regulations eng 2020-12-02 2020-12-02 author Cinà Margherita M. author Hoffman Steven J. author Burci Gian Luca 910657 author de Campos Thana Cristina author Chirwa Danwood author Dagron Stéphanie 0000-0001-7075-4447 846633 author Eccleston-Turner Mark author Forman Lisa author Gostin Lawrence O. author Habibi Roojin 879770 author Meier Benjamin Mason author Negri Stefania author Ooms Gorik author Sekalala Sharifah author Taylor Allyn author Yamin Alicia Ely 10.1163/15723747-2020024 1572-3739 https://brill.com/view/journals/iolr/aop/article-10.1163-15723747-2020024/article-10.1163-15723747-2020024.xml The International Health Regulations ( ihr ), of which the World Health Organization is custodian, govern how countries collectively promote global health security, including prevention, detection, and response to potential global health emergencies such as the ongoing covid -19 pandemic. While Article 44 of this binding legal instrument requires countries to collaborate and assist each other in meeting their respective obligations, recent events demonstrate that the precise nature and scope of these legal obligations are ill-understood. A shared understanding of the level and type of collaboration legally required by the ihr is a necessary step in ensuring these obligations can be acted upon and fully realized, and in fostering global solidarity and resilience in the face of future pandemics. In this consensus statement, public international law scholars specializing in global health consider the legal meaning of Article 44 using the interpretive framework of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties . International health regulations Global health law Infectious diseases Solidarity Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Treaty interpretation International organizations World Health Organization International duty to assist Global health governance International human rights law Dewey 320 Dewey 341 Dewey 613 24 Global Studies Institute 0DJ 66 Institut de santé globale 22A1 98 Département de droit international public et organisation internationale 5E false International organizations law review 24a476de-6405-4bec-be66-f03ec29ad863 Article (Published version) Public Article-scientifique-from-unpaywall.pdf 348467 application/pdf CC BY-NC openAccess Centres et instituts / Global Studies Institute Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale Faculté de droit / Département de droit international public et organisation internationale

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