Session 2 | International roles and rules in detecting and responding to outbreaks

GOVERNING PANDEMICS 101

SESSION 2 INTERNATIONAL ROLES AND RULES IN DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO OUTBREAKS

PROGRAMME

Mini-lecture 1: What are the World Health Organization and International Health Regulations? What weaknesses were exposed by Covid-19?
Mini-lecture 2: What are the international responsibilities of national health systems (core capacities) for pandemics? What can and has been done to measure and strengthen these?

SPEAKER

Gian Luca Burci, Professor, International Law, The Graduate Institute,
Geneva

READINGS

Burci GL, Eccleston Turner M (2021) Preparing for the Next
Pandemic: the International Health Regulations and World
Health Organization during COVID-19, Yearbook of
International Disaster Law.
Bartolini G (2021) The Failure of ‘Core Capacities’ under the WHO
International Health Regulations’, International & Comparative
Law Quarterly.

COURSE OVERVIEW

Date: 22 April 2022, 14:00-15:00 CEST

Format: Online lectures, exercises, and live discussion

Fee: Free

Certificates will be delivered to participants who attend at least 6 sessions of Governing Pandemics 101

Contact: globalhealthdiplomacy@graduateinstitute.ch

Course Syllabus

Session 2 Quizzes

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This session is part of the Governing Pandemics 101 course which aims to provide an overview of the key concepts and current issues related to the global governance of outbreaks. More information on the course