Regulating the Global Antimicrobial Commons: Climate Agreements and Beyond

Main author: Cullet, Philippe
Format: Journal Article           
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description A treaty to regulate the global antimicrobial commons can be appropriately framed around the model provided by multilateral environmental agreements. At the same time, it is not clear that a comprehensive treaty is the only possible entry point and other options, such as an agreement on technology transfer or funding may be apt starting points. Any legal instrument adopted to regulate the global antimicrobial commons needs to reflect the global South-North dichotomy and integrate the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Further, it would need to go beyond environmental instruments that have been structured around the sovereign interests of negotiating states even when dealing with issues of global concern, such as climate change. The proposed legal instrument would also need to be based not just on the precautionary principle as a marker of the necessity to address the negative environmental and health impacts, but also be based on the interests of patients and integrate concerns raised in terms of the human right to health.
format Journal Article
author Cullet, Philippe
author_facet Cullet, Philippe
authorStr Cullet, Philippe
author_letter Cullet, Philippe
title Regulating the Global Antimicrobial Commons: Climate Agreements and Beyond
publisher Springer Nature
publishDate 2023
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/38754/