Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of China and International Law
- The Cambridge Handbook of China and International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Taking Centre Stage in Global Governance and the International Legal Order
- Part II Interfaces between National and International Law
- Part III Selected Areas of Chinese State Practice
- Part IV International Peace and Security
- Part V Human-Centred International Law
- 13 China and International Human Rights Law
- 14 China and Global Health Law in the Face of Covid-19
- 15 China and International Humanitarian Law
- Part VI The Habitat and the Global Commons
- Part VII International Economic Law
- Part VIII International Dispute Settlement
- Index
14 - China and Global Health Law in the Face of Covid-19
from Part V - Human-Centred International Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of China and International Law
- The Cambridge Handbook of China and International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Taking Centre Stage in Global Governance and the International Legal Order
- Part II Interfaces between National and International Law
- Part III Selected Areas of Chinese State Practice
- Part IV International Peace and Security
- Part V Human-Centred International Law
- 13 China and International Human Rights Law
- 14 China and Global Health Law in the Face of Covid-19
- 15 China and International Humanitarian Law
- Part VI The Habitat and the Global Commons
- Part VII International Economic Law
- Part VIII International Dispute Settlement
- Index
Summary
Global health law has been a focus of debates since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. This chapter examines global health law in the face of Covid-19, with the focus on China. It answers the accountability question and finds that China has fulfilled its obligation of notification under the World Health Organization (WHO) International Health Regulations 2005, yet the current international health governance is facing great challenges. The chapter argues that international cooperation should be a duty under the global health law, and therefore that more effective global health governance should be in place, especially with a binding mechanism to ensure a global response strategy in case of a future public health crisis.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of China and International Law , pp. 284 - 301Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024