Inter-Pandemic Vaccine Regulation: Justice and Global Equity
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Each epidemic of a globally-distributed infectious disease is followed by what in political and social terms is often characterized as a post-pandemic phase, but which in terms of regulatory upgrading and planning must be understood as inter-pandemic. Drawing from experiences in prior epidemics and from Covid-19, and with specific attention on vaccines, outstanding scholars and policy leaders in global public health, intellectual property, and innovation law will discuss regulatory approaches, policy tools, and new or refurbished institutions that should be established to ensure that more robust and equitable law and governance are in place ahead of the next pandemic. The conference will inaugurate the Pauline Newman Program in Science, Technology and International Law at the Institute for International Law and Justice (IILJ). The conference is organized collaboratively by the Journal for International Law and Politics' 28th Annual Herbert Rubin and Justice Rose Luttan Rubin International Law Symposium and the IILJ.