The Role of Treaties, Agreements, Conventions, and Other International Instruments in Global Health

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 455-475

  Kates, Jennifer ^a   Katz, Rebecca ^b  

^a HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health multilateral agreements; International agreements; International law; Treaties

Indexed keywords

CONTRACT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; LEGAL PROCEDURE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79957655490     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: 15579824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2011.02.002     Document Type: Review

References (36)

1. Congressional Research Service A study prepared for the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate. Treaties and other international agreements: the role of the United States Senate 2001, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
2. Congressional Research Service International law and agreements: their effect upon U.S. law. RL32528 2010, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
3. United Nations Treaty handbook. United Nations Treaty Collection Available at:, Accessed March 18, 2011. http://treaties.un.org/doc/source/publications/THB/English.pdf.
4. The United Nations Treaty Collection Available at:, Accessed September 1, 2010. http://treaties.un.org/.
5. US Department of State Treaties in force Available at:, Accessed August 1, 2010. http://www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/tif/index.htm.
6. The Library of Congress Treaties. The Library of Congress Web site Available at:, Accessed September 1, 2010. http://www.thomas.gov/home/treaties/treaties.html.
7. University of California Berkeley Reference guide: treaties and international agreements. Doe & Moffitt Libraries' Web site Available at:, Accessed March 20, 2011. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_trtygde.html.
8. International Sanitary Conference Proceedings of the international sanitary conference: provided for by joint resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives in the early part of 1881 1881, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
9. Huber V. The unification of the globe by disease? The international sanitary conferences on Cholera, 1851-1894. Hist J 2006, 49:453-476.
10. Harvard University, International Sanitary Conferences Contagion: historical views of diseases and epidemics. Harvard University Library Open Collections Program Web site Available at:, Accessed August 1, 2010. http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/contagion/sanitaryconferences.html.
11. Howard-Jones N. The Scientific background of the international sanitary conferences 1851-1938 1975, World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland).
12. Protocoles de la Conférence Sanitaire Internationale Ouverte à Paris le 9 avril 1859 1892, Impr. Nationale de J. Bertero, Rome (Italy).
13. Howard-Jones N. The Pan American Health Organization: origins and evolution 1981, World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland), Available at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/iph/WHO_IPH_5.pdf. Accessed March 18, 2011.
14. Fidler D.P. The challenges of global health governance 2010, Council on Foreign Relations Press, New York, Available at: http://www.cfr.org/publication/18985/global_governance_monitor.html#/Public%20Health/Overview%20Video/. Accessed March 20, 2011.
15. Council on Foreign Relations Issue brief: the global health regime. Council on foreign relations, global governance monitor: public health Available at:, Accessed March 20, 2011. http://www.cfr.org/publication/18985/global_governance_monitor.html#/Public%20Health/Overview%20Video/.
16. Black's law dictionary 2004, Thomson West, Eagan (MN). 8th edition. B.A. Garner (Ed.).
17. Definition of key terms used in the UN treaty collection. United Nations treaty collection Available at:, Accessed March 18, 2011. http://treaties.un.org/Pages/Overview.aspx?path=overview/definition/page1_en.xml.
18. Congressional Research Service International agreements on climate change: selected legal questions. R41175 2010, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
19. United Nations Treaty reference guide. United Nations treaty collection Available at:, Accessed August 1, 2010. http://untreaty.un.org/ola-internet/Assistance/Guide.htm.
20. Vienna convention on the law of treaties 1969, United Nations, Vienna (Austria), Available at: http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/1_1_1969.pdf. Accessed March 20, 2011.
21. Aust A. Modern treaty law and practice 2007, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (MA). 2nd edition.
22. World Health Organization. International Health Regulations (2005) Appendix 2: reservations and other state party communications in connection with the international health regulations (2005) 2008, World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). 2nd edition.
23. World Health Organization Constitution of the World Health Organization. World Health Organization website Available at:, Accessed March 20, 2011. http://www.who.int/governance/eb/who_constitution_en.pdf.
24. United Nations Declaration of commitment on HIV/AIDS: "Global Crisis-Global Action." United Nations web site Available at:, Accessed March 18, 2011. http://www.un.org/ga/aids/coverage/FinalDeclarationHIVAIDS.html.
25. United Nations Millennium development goals. United Nations website Available at:, Accessed March 18, 2011. http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/.
26. GAVI alliance web site Available at:, Accessed March 18, 2011. http://www.gavialliance.org/.
27. Landry M.D., Raman S. Millennium development goals (MDGs): a global policy paradox. World Health Popul 2007, 9(3):5-8.
28. History of polio The global polio eradication initiative web site Available at:, Accessed September 1, 2010. http://www.polioeradication.org/.
29. Government of the United States 1 U.S.C. 112a; 1 U.S.C. 112b; 1 U.S.C. 113 Available at:, Accessed March 18, 2011. http://www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/authorities/domestic/65799.htm.
30. United Kingdom House of Parliament Factsheet P14: procedure series, treaties. London: House of Commons Available at:, Accessed March 20, 2011. http://www.parliament.uk/factsheets.
31. U.S. Department of State Information from the office of the assistant legal adviser for treaty affairs website Available at:, Accessed March 20, 2011. http://www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/index.htm.
32. U.S. Department of State Foreign affairs manual, 11 FAM 700, treaties and other international agreements Available at:, Accessed March 20, 2011. http://www.state.gov/m/a/dir/regs/fam/c23019.htm.
33. Government of Brazil Constitution of Brazil, title IV, chapter 1, section 1 Available at:, Accessed March 20, 2011. http://www.v-brazil.com/government/laws/titleIV.html.
34. Government of France Constitution of France, title IV Available at:, Accessed March 20, 2011. http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/english/8ab.asp#VI.
35. Government of South Africa Constitution of South Africa. Chapter 14, section 231 Available at:, Accessed March 20, 2011. http://www.info.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/96cons14.htm.
36. United Kingdom. Foreign & commonwealth office, treaties, practices and procedures Available at:, Accessed February 12, 2011. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/publications-and-documents/treaties/practice-procedures/full-powers.