Abstract
This article addresses international law discourse in the postCOVID-19 era. The first part engages with questions about China, its liability, and the complex legal discourse on causation. The present position of the WHO is that COVID-19 is a zoonotic virus like SARS. The nature of the spillover event remains unclear, but the first human case was identified at some point in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. For the reasons outlined in Part I, the scholarly consensus has been that claims against China appear unjustifiable. The two case studies in Part II demonstrate the factors involved in local pandemic management in two major countries, the United Kingdom and India. Part III discusses the issues of multiple causes and overdetermination, discourse on international law, and the resumption of progress.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 101-160 |
| Journal | Buffalo Human Rights Law Review |
| Volume | 30 |
| Online published | 29 Oct 2024 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Funding
The work described in this article was partially supported by the School Strategic Research Grant from the City University of Hong Kong School of Law, with the project titled, Indian Relations with the World Health Organization during COVID-19: Forward to Eastphalia or back to Westphalia?.
