PROF Philippe Cullet pc38@soas.ac.uk
Professor of International & Environ Law
PROF Philippe Cullet pc38@soas.ac.uk
Professor of International & Environ Law
Lovleen Bhullar
Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a global public health challenge. It has been examined through various angles, but the link between AMR and access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) or lack thereof has received little attention. Both AMR and WASH relate directly to the realization of the rights to health, water, and sanitation. In addition, both can affect the enjoyment of the right to the environment. AMR is particularly complex from a rights perspective. Access to medicines contributes significantly to the realization of the right to health. At the same time, AMR affects the poorer sections of society who have disproportionately less access to medicines and to WASH. Rights, equality and justice should thus be at the centre of the development and implementation of law and policy concerning AMR and WASH. As we celebrate 50 years of international environmental law, it is crucial to ask some hard questions concerning the inter-sectional and cross-sectoral dimensions of AMR and WASH from the point of view of rights, equality, and justice. Linking the two would bring various co-benefits that the prevailing silo mentality has prevented.
Cullet, P., & Bhullar, L. (2022). The Regulation of Planetary Health Challenges: A Co-Benefits Approach for AMR and WASH. Environmental Policy and Law: The Journal for Decision-Makers, 52(3/4), 289-299. https://doi.org/10.3233/EPL-219040
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 31, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 16, 2022 |
Publication Date | Jul 8, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Jun 20, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 20, 2022 |
Print ISSN | 0378-777X |
Electronic ISSN | 1878-5395 |
Publisher | IOS Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 3/4 |
Pages | 289-299 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3233/EPL-219040 |
Keywords | AMR, WASH, regulatory framework, human rights, common concerns, inequality, co-benefits |
Publisher URL | https://content.iospress.com/articles/environmental-policy-and-law/epl219040 |
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