Global Health Law
- Course Number
- CHL5705H
- Series
- 5700 (Global Health)
- Format
- Lecture
- Course Instructor(s)
- Lisa Forman
Course Description
The course is organized into three modules: In module one, students are introduced to global health law and its emerging definitions and scope. They will consider the history of this field and key global health law institutions and actors. They will focus on the World Health Organization as a key global health law institution. They will consider critiques of international human rights law from various perspectives. In module two, students will explore key domains of global health law in relation to infectious disease, human rights, non-communicable disease, and trade and intellectual property rights. In module three, students will consider current and emerging challenges including: sustainable development and universal health coverage, climate change, humanitarian law, and the regulation of transnational corporations.
Course Objectives
This course aims to provide graduate students in health, law, and other disciplines with a basic understanding of the emerging area of global health law. Accordingly, by the end of this course students will:
• Understand how international law addresses global health
• Understand the key institutions, actors, and legal frameworks of global health law
• Learn to apply legal reasoning to global health case-studies
• Grapple with central questions in global health law regarding its efficacy, relevance, future, and scope
Methods of Assessment
| Participation and Attendance | 15% |
| Discussion Facilitation | 10% |
| Roleplay Assignment | 35% |
| Final Paper | 40% |
| Optional Reflection Paper | 5% |