The New International Health Regulations: An Historic Development for International Law and Public Health |
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| Authors: | David P Fidler Lawrence O Gostin |
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| Institution: | Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, IN, USA. |
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| Abstract: | The adoption of the new International Health Regulations (IHR) in May 2005 represents an historic development for international law and public health. This article describes the IHR revision process and analyzes why the new IHR constitute an advance in global health governance. |
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