This page provides an overview of international sources for public health law. For in-depth international law resources, visit Amy Flick's international law guides:
According to the World Health Organization, the International Health Regulations (IHR) "are an instrument of international law that is legally-binding on 196 countries, including the 194 WHO Member States. The IHR grew out of the response to deadly epidemics that once overran Europe. They create rights and obligations for countries, including the requirement to report public health events. The Regulations also outline the criteria to determine whether or not a particular event constitutes a 'public health emergency of international concern.'"
The most recent edition of the IHR is linked below, along with the WHO's information page on the IHR:
A treaty is "An international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever its particular designation." Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, Article 2.
HeinOnline has both a World Treaty Library and a U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library. Another place to look for treaties is the UN Treaty Collection.
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