Episode 19: Coronavirus and the International Law of Epidemics

International Law Behind the Headlines - A podcast by American Society of International Law

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In this episode Kal Raustiala speaks with Gian Luca Burci, former legal counsel at the World Health Organization, about how international law shapes the response of states to infectious disease. What do WHO rules permit and forbid? Does human rights law permit quarantines? What about trade embargoes and World Trade Organization commitments?