Declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern: Between International Law and Politics

by Clare Wenham and Mark Eccleston-Turner

Amid a global health crisis, the process for declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) is at a crossroads.

As a formal declaration by the World Health Organization, a PHEIC is governed by clear legislation as to what is, and what is not, deemed a global health security threat. However, it has become increasingly politicized, and the legal criteria now appear to be secondary to the political motivation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529219337
• ISBN13: 9781529219333
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"