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Explainer: National Emergency Declarations and COVID-19

WebHHS Secretary Azar declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency on January 31, 2020, and has issued emergency use authorizations for their response. The …

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Global Health Is National Security

WebBut COVID-19 demonstrates that national security — the security of everyday men, women, and children, of small business, of schools, of the food supply, of …

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Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Response

WebHours later, Kudlow privately delivers a more ambiguous forecast of the situation to board members of the Hoover Institution, many of whom are major …

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Emergency Powers in the Time of Coronavirus…and Beyond

WebDeclaring a State of Emergency. To date, more than half of the world’s democracies have declared a state of emergency in response to the Corona virus. In the …

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COVID-19 and International Law Series: Human Rights Law – Right …

WebThis article, the second in this series reviewing the international human rights that have been strained in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, examines whether these …

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COVID-19 and International Law Series: WHO’s Pandemic …

WebOona A. Hathaway Oona A. Hathaway (@oonahathaway) (@[email protected]) is Executive Editor at Just Security.She is also the …

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COVID-19 and International Law Series: Reforming the World …

WebThe WHO’s delay in declaring a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic reflected not just missteps in the WHO’s …

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COVID-19 and International Law Series: Human Rights Law – Right …

WebThe right to life is a fundamental principle of international human rights law. Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that “everyone has …

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Accommodating Medical Professionals with Pre-Existing Health …

WebWorking from home is not the only possible accommodation that will enable health care professionals to protect themselves while remaining in their jobs during the …

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Cyber Attacks against Hospitals and the COVID-19 Pandemic: How …

WebThree experts explain the importance of international law protections against cyber operations targeting hospitals during the global pandemic

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Access to Information During a Pandemic

WebDuring a health crisis such as this, accurate information can help save lives, meaning that timely access to information can be a matter of life and death. It is …

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Moral Courage in the Coronavirus: A Guide for Medical Providers …

WebDr. Wenliang died of the virus on February 7. Many credit this young medical professional with making the world aware of the approaching disease pandemic. In …

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COVID-19 and International Law: Must China Compensate …

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking human, economic, and social damage around the world. The scale of the damage has prompted arguments that China bears …

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Federal vs. State Powers in Rush to Reopen Amid Coronavirus …

WebAssessing State and Federal Powers. The 10th Amendment reserves police powers, including inherent sovereign powers to protect the health, safety, and general …

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An Age of Actorless Threats: Rethinking National Security in Light …

WebThe first is that pandemics and climate change are not the type of threats the U.S. national security architecture is equipped to identify and neutralize. U.S. national …

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How Can US Global Health Assistance Adapt to Population Aging

WebJonathan E. Cohen Jonathan E. Cohen (@JonCohenNYC) is a Clinical Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern …

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A Public-Health Approach to Countering Violent Extremism

WebThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) already views a public-health approach—a collective action by mental health, substance-abuse, …

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Oxford Statement on the International Law Protections Against …

WebDuncan B. Hollis Duncan B. Hollis is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Law at Temple University Law School in Philadelphia. He is the editor of the award-winning …

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Deprivation and Despair: The Crisis of Medical Care at Guantánamo

WebEarlier this year, in a rare and refreshing moment of candor, the admiral who was in charge of the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, expressed concern …

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In Defense of Gaza’s Hospitals and Health Workers

WebIn Defense of Gaza’s Hospitals and Health Workers. The Israel-Hamas war has witnessed an astounding number of attacks on medical facilities, medical transport, …

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