The International Law and the Pandemic

Systemic-Deontological Remarks

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/RFADIR-v48n2a2020-58414

Keywords:

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)., Public International Law., World Health Organization.

Abstract

This paper reflects on International Law against the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the article examines the role of International Law before the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing mainly on the regulatory framework available to the World Health Organization (WHO). Then, based on the examination of the stance of some States in the face of the pandemic and the action of the WHO, the text points out evidence that the current geopolitical conjuncture still holds national sovereignty as a maxim. Further, the document explains how maintaining the primacy of sovereignty is not an adequate strategy to deal with contemporary times' global challenges. Finally, the article highlights the relevance of assuming a systemic perspective in the practice of contemporary International Law, which, despite its flaws, should still be used as an instrument for peace and international cooperation.

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Author Biographies

Wagner Menezes, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Professor Associado da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Fellow Professor na Universidade de Califórnia Berkeley – Law. É Mestre (PUCPR), Doutor (USP). Pós-doutor (UNIVERSIDADE DE PÁDOVA -ITALIA) e Livre-Docente (USP). Presidente da Academia Brasileira de Direito Internacional (ABDI).

Henrique Jerônimo Bezerra Marcos, Universidade de Maastricht (UM) e Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Pesquisador e Doutorando em Fundamentos e Métodos do Direito pela Universidade de Maastricht (UM). Doutorando em Direito Internacional e Comparado pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Mestre em Ciências Jurídicas pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB). Pesquisador no Núcleo de Estudos em Tribunais Internacionais da Universidade de São Paulo (NETI-USP). Membro da Academia Brasileira de Direito Internacional (ABDI).

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Published

2020-12-08

How to Cite

Menezes, W. ., & Bezerra Marcos, H. J. (2020). The International Law and the Pandemic: Systemic-Deontological Remarks. Journal of the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Uberlândia, 48(2), 43–78. https://doi.org/10.14393/RFADIR-v48n2a2020-58414

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Vol. 48 No. 2 (2020): Journal of the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Uberlândia

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