WHO pandemic treaty compliance may be forced on non-signatory nations using a 2025 ICJ climate ruling precedent, warns former UN official.
The ICJ opinion finding all states have binding duties to prevent environmental harm could apply to global health obligations.
Legal experts argue this logic could pressure countries that opted out of WHO pandemic accords to follow them anyway.
The WHO Pandemic Agreement was adopted May 20 with 124 votes but 11 abstentions amid disputes over sovereignty and process.
UN special rapporteur language criminalizing climate misinformation could be used to restrict pandemic dissent and free speech.
The international legal precedent set by a 2025 International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate liability could be used to pressure countries into complying with World Health Organization pandemic agreements even if they never signed them, according to a former United Nations assistant secretary-general.
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