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Epidemics And International Law: The Need For International Regulation, Claudio Grossman Apr 2022

Epidemics And International Law: The Need For International Regulation, Claudio Grossman

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This article presents comments by the author made to open the Miami Law Review conference on Epidemics1 and International Law. Its main purpose is to refer to the impact of COVID-19 on different norms and legal regimes, focusing mainly on the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR), addressing areas of reform as well as the interactions of those norms with international human rights law. This will include the proposals of change for the 2005 IHR, designed to better protect vulnerable peoples in future global health crises. Some of the ideas presented in this contribution are included in a proposal that I …


Locked Up And Locked Down In The Land Of Free: A Look At The United States' Prisons And Covid-19'S Disproportionate Effect On Black Americans' Right To Health, Zachary Parrish Jan 2022

Locked Up And Locked Down In The Land Of Free: A Look At The United States' Prisons And Covid-19'S Disproportionate Effect On Black Americans' Right To Health, Zachary Parrish

American University International Law Review

The United States is infamous for having a large percentage of its population in prison. Each year since 2002, the United States has reported a higher incarceration rate than any other country in the world. Another unfortunate but widely prevalent issue that the United States has is systemic racism. The combination of the United States’ struggles with systemic racism and mass incarceration makes for a disproportionately devastating impact on Black Americans. As a result, Black Americans make up a disproportionate amount of the prisoners that fill American prisons.


States Of Emergency And Human Rights During A Pandemic: A Hungarian Case Study, Megan Cox Jan 2020

States Of Emergency And Human Rights During A Pandemic: A Hungarian Case Study, Megan Cox

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Response To Covid-19, Julio A. Sanchez Jan 2020

Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Response To Covid-19, Julio A. Sanchez

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Risks Of Criminalizing Covid-19 Exposure: Lessons From Hiv, Naomi K. Seiler, Anya Vanecek, Claire Heyison, Katherine Horton Jan 2020

The Risks Of Criminalizing Covid-19 Exposure: Lessons From Hiv, Naomi K. Seiler, Anya Vanecek, Claire Heyison, Katherine Horton

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Human Rights And Covid-19 Responses: Challenges, Advantages, And An Unexpected Opportunity, Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton Jan 2020

Human Rights And Covid-19 Responses: Challenges, Advantages, And An Unexpected Opportunity, Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton

Human Rights Brief

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From Civil Rights To Human Rights: The Pandemic’S Aftermath Requires Environmental And Reproductive Justice Mechanisms To Reinforce Global Public Health, Elena D. Gartner Jan 2020

From Civil Rights To Human Rights: The Pandemic’S Aftermath Requires Environmental And Reproductive Justice Mechanisms To Reinforce Global Public Health, Elena D. Gartner

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


A Health Justice Perspective Of Asthma And Covid-19, Elizabeth Raterman Jan 2020

A Health Justice Perspective Of Asthma And Covid-19, Elizabeth Raterman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.