Following significant multilateral negotiations, the International Health Regulations were amended at the 77th World Health Assembly, which took place from May 27 to June 1, 2024. In CIL Global Health Law Notes, Ayelet Berman and Kriti Sharma examine key revisions to the IHR text. Read their detailed review of the IHR amendments on key matters such as …
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The Global Health Security Conference, which took place in Sydney from June 17 to 21, 2024, brought together about 1200 participants from various fields and sectors related to global health security. While historically dominated by medical, scientific, and technical specialists, the importance of law in enhancing global health security is becoming more widely recognized. Against this …
A/Prof. Ayelet Berman, who leads the CIL Global Health Law Program, will also be leading the law and governance program at the newly established Asia Centre for Health Security. The ACHS is an academic think tank housed in the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. It brings together an interdisciplinary team of experts …
Preventing, Preparing and Responding to Pandemics: International Law Perspectives 9-11 October 2024, Wed – Fri, via Zoom, Singapore Time Fee : S$180nett per person 7.5 Public CPD Points (2.5 Public CPD Points per day) Area: International Law Training Level: General Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the …
Member states are negotiating an international agreement to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and have set the 77th World Health Assembly (May 27, 2024) as the deadline for adoption. Given the many contentious issues, it is, however, questionable whether the deadline will be met. The Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) System proposed is among …
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The WIPO will host a Diplomatic Conference to conclude an international legal instrument relating to Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge Associated with Genetic Resources at its Geneva headquarters from May 13 to 24, 2024. Ahead of this Conference, Kriti Sharma of the CIL Global Health Law program briefly argues for how traditional knowledge …
Last week, Dr. Ayelet Berman presented at the Reconstructing the Legal Framework for Global Health Governance in the Post-Pandemic Era symposium organized by the Vanke School of Public Health at Tsinghua in Beijing, China. At the event, Dr. Berman presented on The WHO Pandemic Agreement and International Health Regulations (IHR): Implementation Challenges and Approaches. She …
On 20 September 2023, the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response is adopting the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response. Although criticized for being aspirational and lacking commitment to action, the Declaration is an important source of legitimacy and motivation for all actors in the pandemic space – …
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Dr. Ayelet Berman (CIL), Dr. Marija Jovanovic (Essex), in collaboration with Kate Apostolova and Maleeha Khan (Mayer Brown LLP (Singapore/New York), were granted leave by the European Court of Human Rights to submit a Third Party intervention in the case of Vesna Pešić and Others v Serbia (Application Nos. 48973/20, 54565/20, and 54676/20). The Brief …
The Global Health Law and Governance Program at NUS CIL at NUS CIL is collaborating with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, University of Philippines College of Law, the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Law and the National Law School of India University in establishing the Asian …
