Amrei Müller – författare

This book examines the role of international, European and domestic responses to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in accelerating and solidifying trends of securitisation and public-private hybridisation in public health. It explores the broader legal, policy and institutional implications of the WHO declaration of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) and the implementation of subsequent WHO recommendations for medical and non-medical countermeasures.Tracing the trends of securitisation and public-private hybridisation up to the amendments to the International Health Regulations 2024 and the new Pandemic Agreement 2025, leading scholars evaluate whether emergency responses to Covid-19 aligned with human rights law and democratic governance. Chapters address key challenges including the centralisation, uniformisation and commodification of infectious disease management, the reliance on public-private partnerships, an increase of domestic executive authority, and the reduction of judicial control and maintaining accountability. The book contemplates alternative legal and institutional approaches to pandemic preparedness and responses.Emergency Regimes for Global Health is a valuable resource for legal scholars, students and practitioners specialising in health and medical law, the law of international organisations, human rights and domestic constitutional law.

This collection of essays explores the notion, tools and challenges of human rights diplomacy, which is understood as the utilisation of diplomatic negotiation and persuasion for the specific purpose of promoting and protecting human rights. Theoretical reflections are combined with first-hand accounts from a range of policy-makers involved in human rights diplomacy at the bilateral, regional and multilateral (UN) level. Contributors include inter-governmentally appointed office-holders, human rights ambassadors, members of UN human rights treaty bodies and representatives of inter-governmental organisations, national human rights organisations and non-governmental organisations. Their analysis shows that skilful and principled diplomacy can become a crucial part of a holistic approach to human rights protection, complementing other means such as legal remedies, public advocacy, political pressure and technical assistance. This book builds on discussions at a high-level workshop on the topic, organised by the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation and the Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań.