%0 Journal Article 
%A Pons Rafols, Xavier
%T International Law and Global Health: An Overview
%D 2015
%@ 2341-0868
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/19536
%X Contemporary international society is characterized, among other elements, by its
progressive humanization, which situates human beings at the centre of all international concerns.
This conceptual approach, and the capacity of global health to situate itself transversally across
multiple dimensions, means that health is a material domain that can become a central axis of
international action and of International Law. In this paper are discussed, frstly, the international
notion of health and its global character in a globalized world; secondly, are analysed certain key
aspects concerning health as an object of cooperation and international regulation, particularly as
it involves the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). Finally, are presented
some of the principal substantive dimensions of current international action in matters of global
health.


%K Global Health
%K United Nations
%K World Health Organisation
%K foreign policy
%K epidemic outbreaks
%K social determinants of health
%K Santé mondiale
%K Nations Unies
%K Organisation mondiale de la Santé
%K politique extérieur
%K flambées épidémiques
%K déterminants sociaux de la santé
%K Salud global
%K Naciones Unidas
%K Organización Mundial de la Salud
%K política exterior
%K brotes epidémicos
%K determinantes sociales de la salud
%~ Universidad de Cádiz