Paix et Sécurité Internationales

Nouvelle Série – Version électronique

Issue #3 (2015)

International Law and Global Health: An Overview

Xabier PONS RAFOLS

Abstract: Contemporary international society is characterized, among other elements, by its progressive humanization, which situates human beings at the centre of all international concerns. This conceptual approach, and the capacity of global health to situate itself transversally across multiple dimensions, means that health is a material domain that can become a central axis of international action and of International Law. In this paper are discussed, fi rstly, the international notion of health and its global character in a globalized world; secondly, are analysed certain key aspects concerning health as an object of cooperation and international regulation, particularly as it involves the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). Finally, are presented some of the principal substantive dimensions of current international action in matters of global health.

Key Words : Global Health; United Nations; World Health Organisation; foreign policy; epidemic outbreaks; social determinants of health.

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