International Health Law

Uitgebreide vaknaam	International Health Law
Leerdoelen	After this course, students will be able to: - recognize and explain the nature and scope of the various standards under international health law, as well as their relationship, their complementarity and their contradiction; - apply these standards to a range of global health issues; - critically reflect, evaluate and discuss the shortcomings of international law with regard to the protection of global health; - discuss the tension between the standards under international health law with a range of trade-related standards; - discuss the interplay between international law and domestic legislation in the field of health (eg. with regard to essential medicines); - critically reflect and evaluate, both orally (in a presentation) and on paper (in a thesis), one specific selected health-related concern in light of international law.
Omschrijving	This module focuses on international standards relevant for the protection of health. These include the standards adopted by the Wold Health Organization (WHO), human rights standards, domestic health law, as well as related fields of international law, for example international trade law. Attention will be paid to ‘international health law’ as an emerging field of international law. Human rights law, in particular the right to health, plays an important role in this field. Topics that will be covered (subject to change) are: 1) Introduction to the international standards protecting health; introduction to international (global) health law 2) Infectious disease control, including the regulation of vaccination, with a case study of Covid-19 3) Regulation of risk factors for noncommunicable chronic diseases including cancer and diabetes, i.e. smoking, unhealthy diets and excessive use of alcohol 4) Indoor and outdoor air pollution 5) Mental health 6) Reproductive health, including the regulation of modern reproductive technologies, and abortion 7) Euthanasia and phsyician-assisted suicide In relation to these themes, the course also focuses on international and domestic lawmaking. Several guest lecturers will share their specific expertise in this course.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege (14 2-hour lectures (gedurende het blok))
Toetsvorm	presentatie(s), schriftelijk (essayvragen) (digitaal indien mogelijk), schriftelijk of mondeling, afhankelijk van het aantal deelnemers
Vaksoort	m5-niveau, juridisch
Coördinator	prof. mr. dr. B.C.A. Toebes
Docent(en)	prof. mr. dr. B.C.A. Toebes
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs International Human Rights Law Case Law Compendium Hallo de Wolf; Toebes Research Handbook on Global Health Law; available as e-book in UG online catalogue. Discount code for hard copy: GLBU45 Burci, Toebes 9781785366536 ca. €  45,00
Entreevoorwaarden	This course is only accessible for students that have been fully admitted to a master's degree programme within the Faculty of Law. This course is not open to non-law exchange students.
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Exchange programme 1 semester I b optional LLM International Human Rights Law 1 semester I b compulsory Open Colleges 1 semester I b keuze