Global health influences human life, economic development, and international relations. The role of law in global health governance has gained increasingly attention in recent years. This course will introduce domestic and international public health-related laws and international instruments, and relevant judicial practice. From a global perspective, this course will focus on the exploration of the role of legislation and regulations in promoting the development of global health industry. This course combines public health management and law, aiming to develop students’ legal comprehension of global disease prevention and control, community health, and health management.

CILO-1: Students will be able to describe basic concepts and knowledge of both global health and relevant laws and identify legal and ethical issues in international health-care practices. CILO-2: Students will be able to summarize, outline, and compare different health laws in different countries from a global perspective. CILO-3: Students will be able to examine global health legal issues critically. CILO-4: Students will be able to review and research the international law on public health. CILO-5: Students will be able to critically evaluate how the legislation and policies impact the global health and health industry.