The Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the World Health Organization

Name: The Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the World Health Organization
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781789906691
Price: 2395.90 HKD
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Author: Scarlett; McArdle
ISBN: 9781789906691

Edited by Scarlett · McArdle

Edward Elgar Publishing December 2025

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ISBN-13: 9781789906691
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: December 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This Companion presents a comprehensive analysis of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) practices and structures, reflecting on its development as a specialised UN agency since its creation. It examines the WHO’s capacity to provide the coordination and leadership needed to address today’s global health challenges.

Providing valuable contributions from leading scholars, this timely Companion explores the role of the WHO in today’s global health landscape. It offers a range of insights into the law and practice of the WHO, discussing opportunities for further development including the revision of the International Health Regulations and the ongoing negotiations for the proposed Pandemic Treaty. Drawing on a variety of different legal fields, including biodiversity law, human rights law, and international institutional law, the Companion analyses an ever-growing number of outside influences on the structure and purpose of the organisation.

The Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the World Health Organization is a vital read for scholars and students of global health law, public international law, international relations, and public health. It is also beneficial for practitioners and policymakers interested in international health regulations.

PART I WHO: DEVELOPMENT AND POWERS; 1.
Introduction to The Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the World Health Organization 2: Scarlett McArdle and Stephanie Switzer; 2.
The development of the World Health Organization in context 37: Scarlett McArdle and Stephanie Switzer; 3.
The World Health Organization, the complexity of institutional powers, and the growing accountability gap 75: Scarlett McArdle; 4.
The law governing the WHO 99: Mateja S. Platise; PART II LAW-MAKING AND THE WHO; 5.
Introduction to Part II: law-making and the WHO 126: Scarlett McArdle and Stephanie Switzer; 6.
Global health law: the centrality of the WHO 130: Brigit Toebes and Meaghan Beyer; 7.
Soft law of the WHO 153: Ollie Bartlett; 8.
The World Health Organization and the law of treaties 174: Dewi Delf; PART III THE EXTERNAL DIMENSION; 9.
Introduction to Part III: the external dimension 203: Scarlett McArdle and Stephanie Switzer; 10.
The development and implementation of human rights law in WHO governance 208: Benjamin Mason Meier and Judith Bueno de Mesquita; 11.
The international health regulations and the right to health: conflicts and harmony and the role of the World Health Organization 238: Adam Haines, Margherita M. Cinà and Gorik Ooms; 12.
The World Health Organization’s use of private contractual law to procure vaccine in a pandemic 264: Abbie-Rose Hampton, Harry Upton and Mark Eccleston-Turner; 13.
The WHO and navigating pathogen access and benefit-sharing in a post-COVID-19 world 284: Stephanie Switzer; 14.
Conclusion to The Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the World Health Organization 317: Scarlett McArdle and Stephanie Switzer