THE RULE OF LAW AND GLOBAL PANDEMICS 

This Town Hall considers issues such as the adequacy of existing international law and comity in fighting pandemics, the scope and limits of governmental powers, weighing evolving science and scientific unknowns, and whether and how the rule of law helps to identify and contain a global pandemic.

Premeir date: September 30, 2020

Watch a recording of the event here.

Panel:

Hon. Kevin RuddFormer Prime Minister, Australia; President, Asia Society Policy Institute.

Lisa Grow SunProfessor of Law, Brigham Young University Law School; former Visiting Professor at Temple/Tsinghua University in Bejing; co-author of Disaster Law and Policy.

Dr. Alexandra PhelanAdjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Georgetown University.

Moderator: Homer Moyer, Partner, Miller & Chevalier; Past Chair, IBA Rule of Law Forum.

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