What Can International Disaster Law Learn from Global Health Responses?

This document is the result of a collaboration between the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), the University of Strathclyde Law School, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on What Can International Disaster Law Learn from Global Health Responses? 

It sets out a range of recommendations to inform the negotiation of a proposed treaty on the protection of persons in the event of disasters, which the UN General Assembly hopes will be elaborated and concluded by the end of 2027. Given the clear linkages between disasters and health and the recent adoption of a Pandemic Agreement, the Policy Brief identifies important lessons that international disaster law can take from experiences in responding to global health emergencies.

This project is generously funded by the Economic and Social Sciences Research Council [Grant Number: ES/X004872/1]".