• Home
Scientific article
Editorial
OA Policy
English

Travel restrictions and variants of concern: global health laws need to reflect evidence

ContributorsMason Meier, Benjamin; Bueno de Mesquita, Judith; Burci, Gian Luca; Chirwa, Danwood; Dagron, Stéphanieorcid; Eccleston-Turner, Mark; Forman, Lisa; Gostin, Lawrence; Habibi, Roojin; Negri, Stefania; Phelan, Alexandra; Sekalala, Sharifah; Taylor, Allyn; Villarreal, Pedro; Ely Yamin, Alicia; Hoffman, Steven
Published inBulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 100, no. 03, p. 178-178A
Publication date2022-03-01
First online date2022-03-01
Abstract

The International Health Regulations, 2005 revision; IHR (2005) govern how countries address collective threats in global solidarity; yet international travel bans can drive countries apart through economic isolation, trade disruptions, discriminatory restrictions and rights violations. This editoria discusses under which conditions travel restrictions can be legally justified.

Keywords
  • International health regulations
  • global health law
  • pandemic
  • travel bans
Affiliation entities
Citation (ISO format)
MASON MEIER, Benjamin et al. Travel restrictions and variants of concern: global health laws need to reflect evidence. In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2022, vol. 100, n° 03, p. 178–178A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.21.287735
Main files (1)
Article (Published version)
accessLevelPublic
Identifiers
Commercial URLhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8886257/pdf/BLT.21.287735.pdf
ISSN of the journal0042-9686
261views
223downloads

Technical informations

Creation11/03/2022 08:33:00
First validation11/03/2022 08:33:00
Update time16/03/2023 02:55:57
Status update16/03/2023 02:55:55
Last indexation01/10/2024 21:55:35
All rights reserved by Archive ouverte UNIGE and the University of GenevaunigeBlack