A Consideration of International Health Organization Regulations (2005) emphasizing on the Outbreak of Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus crossed China's national borders in January 2020,rapidly infected a large number of countries in less than six months. Indeed,the outbreak of infectious diseases is not unprecedented in the world, yet, theharmful effects of such a dangerous virus on economy, industry, tourism,politics, sports, and even routine life caused serious challenges for states andother actors at both national and international levels. As a result, it is time toreconsideration the ways of facing and managing pandemics by focusing onexisting legal system to find the gaps and to provide the efficient ways ofdealing with such severe challenges of international law. Thus, this articleseeks to provide a legal analysis of the International Health OrganizationRegulations (2005) by focusing on capacities, regulations and loopholes ofthe document to find its legal status in the international human rights system.Certainly, in this critical context, a universal coalition between internationalorganizations and states, a global cooperation among all actors as well as awell-organized legal framework should be considered as the last resolutionfor international community to survive.