Legal Review and Analysis of proposed Pandemic Treaty and amendments to the International Health Regulations – Norway
Morten Walløe Tvedt
Legal Review and Analysis of proposed Pandemic Treaty and amendments to the International Health Regulations – Norway
Morten Walløe Tvedt
The proposed amendments to the WHO’s International Health Regulations, and a proposed Pandemic Treaty/Accord/Agreement/CA+ (it has been given many names) have been created as a means of transferring management and control of pandemics or other health emergencies away from nation states to the WHO…
The WHO is currently amending its 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR), which “provide an overarching legal framework that defines countries’ rights and obligations in handling public health events and emergencies that have the potential to cross borders.” If adopted, these amendments would change…
The WHO (World Health Organization) took center stage during the COVID pandemic as the global coordinator of effective response. Questions about the organization’s proper role – and competence – preceded and now survive the COVID-19 crisis. Was the WHO effective and apolitical in its response, and can it be trusted with its global medical preeminence?