One Health and International Law

The ‘One Health’ concept recognizes that human, animal, and environmental health are interlinked, and as such calls for interdisciplinary integration and cross-sectoral cooperation. One Health covers matters such as the prevention of zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and food security. The Covid-19 pandemic has displayed the critical importance of a One Health approach, yet the approach remains largely underdeveloped in prevailing international legal frameworks. The purpose of this panel is to discuss the concept of One Health, its status under prevailing international law and governance, and to address desired reforms, such as the possibility of including a One Health approach in a future pandemic treaty.

MODERATOR

Ayelet Berman, Lead, Global Health Law and Governance Program, Centre for International Law, NUS

PANELISTS

Gian Luca Burci, Adjunct Professor of International Law, Graduate Institute of Geneva, Academic Advisor, Global Health Centre, Visiting Professor and Senior Scholar at the O’Neill Centre on National and Global Health Law

Hélène DePooter, Lecturer in Public Law specialising in international health law, University of Franche Comte

Pedro Villarreal, Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law

Danielle Yeow, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Centre for International Law, NUS