The International Obligations and Responsibility of States for Access to Treatment and Vaccines for Emerging Global Diseases; Study Case: Covid-19
Subject Areas : International Legal Researchshahin Mozaheri Jebeli 1 , mohsen mohebi 2 , mohamadreza alipoor 3
1 - Doctoral student of Public International Law, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Sciences, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (author).
3 - Assistant Professor, Public and International Law Department, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Sciences, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: international responsibility, COVID-19, international obligations, global diseases, access to treatment and vaccines,
Abstract :
Field and Aims: International responsibility, as one of the most basic international legal institutions, creates rights and obligations for members of the international community, especially governments, which provides the basis for the establishment of the rule of law in the international community. In this regard, he first discussed the nature of human rights, the right to access medicine and vaccines, and examined the obligations and role of international community cooperation in dealing with and controlling global diseases, including Covid-19, and then examined the international responsibility of governments towards Violation of obligations related to access to treatment and vaccines for global diseases for people under their sovereign authority has been discussed and subsequently the international responsibility of governments in the field of dealing with newly emerging diseases, including Covid-19, is discussed. Method: The present research has been scrutinized, analyzed, and investigated using a descriptive and analytical method based on documentary studies with a survey tool. Findings and Conclusion: International Health Regulations (2005) along with some rules of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (1994), the core of the obligations between international organization of governments to control and deal with global diseases, including covid-19, and on the other hand, paying attention to the importance of the cooperation of governments in dealing with global diseases, commitment It is against the international community and neglect and negligence on the part of the governments in this field, including treatment,