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COVID-19 travel restrictions and the International Health Regulations (2005)
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► Concerns that have been raised about states violating the International Health Regulations ( 2005) by imposing travel restrictions are valid, and some states have not complied with their obligations under those Regulations.► Given the unprecedented situation and uncertainty about the best course of action, we should not assume that all travel restrictions violate international law, even though they were not recommended by the WHO.► Some travel restrictions are more likely to be justified than others, depending on a number of factors, including how they are designed and local capacity to implement less restrictive measures.► The WHO still has an important role to play in providing guidance to states as they modify or lift travel restrictions.► In order for the international framework to be more effective, the WHO should have more flexibility to make early travel recommendations and develop protocols to facilitate the reopening of borders.
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Metadata
- Authors
- von Tigerstrom, B., & Wilson, K.
- Affiliations
- College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Bruyère (CA)
- Venue
- BMJ Global Health
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2020-05
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e002629
- ISSN
- 2059-7908 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7237384
- OpenAlex
- W3025458062
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 10.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- BMJ Global Health (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (NFRF-2019-00013)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Global Security and Public Health
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Law and Human Rights
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions, International Health Regulations 2005, international law, World Health Organization, border reopening, state obligations, public health measures, pandemic response
- MeSH terms
- International Health Regulations, COVID-19, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Travel, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics
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