GOVERNING PANDEMICS 101

 SESSION 7    HUMAN RIGHTS AND POPULATIONS NOT PROTECTED BY THE STATE

PROGRAMME

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• Mini-lecture 1: How is human rights protection governed internationally in pandemics? What weaknesses did Covid-19 expose, and what are proposals to address them?

• Mini-lecture 2: How is the health of populations not protected by the state, such as refugees and populations in armed conflict, governed in pandemics? What weaknesses did Covid-19 expose, and what are proposals to address them?

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SPEAKERS

• Andrew Clapham, Professor of International Law, The Graduate Institute, Geneva

• Esperanza Martinez, Senior Advisor to the Office of the Director General, International Committee of the Red Cross

• Charles Deutscher, Senior Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross

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READINGS

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• Alessandra Spadaro "COVID-19: Testing the Limits of Human Rights" 11, European Journal of Risk Regulation (2020) 317-325

• Davis SML et al. (2021)  An international pandemic treaty must centre on human rights. The BMJ Opinion.

• Rodenhauser T, Piret M (2022) COVID-19 measures by armed groups: What legal framework applies?, The Armed Groups and International Law Blog.

• OHCHR (2021) COVID-19 Guidance, OHCHR and COVID-19.

• Meghna Abraham "Pandemics" in Moeckli, Shah, Sivakumaran, and Harris (eds), International Human Rights Law, 4th edn (2022) 661-80

WATCH THE LECTURES OF THE SESSION

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