THE PANDEMIC TREATY: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL LAW

Abstract

Açar sözlər: müqavilə, pandemiya, beynəlxalq hüquq, tibbi hüquq, insan hüquqları Keywords: treaty, pandemic, international law, medical law, human rights The need to unify the efforts of various countries of the world in the context of the fight against the spread of medical threats on a global scale was clearly studied against the background of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Although the issues of medical law have been discussed at the international level for many years, the urgency of the problem has become more obvious today. International law in the field of medicine is fragmented by various treaties, conventions, declarations and other documents of a mandatory and non-binding nature. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), adopted within the framework of WHO in 2003, became the first international treaty. Another legal instrument of a binding nature is the International Health Regulations (IHR), adopted by WHO in 2005. However, as it became clear against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mentioned documents have narrow focus.