Environmental Health: Towards Synthesis in Global Law and Governance
International law and global governance frameworks have been slow to acknowledge the deep interconnection between environmental and human health. In their article “Environmental Health: Towards Synthesis in Global Law and Governance,” published in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Alexandra Phelan, along with co-authors Stefania Negri and Marlies Hesselman, explores how Planetary Health approaches can help integrate environmental and global health law.
The ICJ Advisory Opinion: A Legal Mandate for Planetary Health
Co-authored by Alexandra Phelan and other experts in global health policy, “The ICJ Advisory Opinion: A Legal Mandate for Planetary Health” comments on the International Court of Justice’s landmark Opinion affirming the legal obligation of states under international law to protect the environment and climate system.