The taught modules offered on the LLM programme vary from year to year. Please check the full list of taught modules list for details of modules running in specific academic years. We make every effort to ensure that every module will be offered, but modules are subject to change and cancellation. You are therefore advised to check this site regularly for further updates throughout the year preceding entry to the LLM programme.
LAW AND GOVERNANCE OF GLOBAL HEALTH (LAWSG142)
Credit value: 15 credits (6 ECTS) |
Module Convenor:
Professor Maria Lee |
Other Teachers:
Dr Iris H-Y Chiu
Dr Marc Moore
Dr Fiona Smith |
| Intercollegiate teaching: No |
| Teaching Method: 10 x two-hour seminars |
| Who may enrol: LLM students, Other UCL Masters students |
| Prerequisites: None |
| Barred module combinations: None |
| Core module for specialism: International Law; Criminal Justice, Family and Social Welfare |
| Assessment |
| Practice Assessment: 1,500 word practice essay with feedback |
| Assessment method for UCL Master students: 3,000 word coursework essay |
| Module Overview |
Module summary
The internationalisation of health governance is as old as trade. But the final decades of the twentieth century saw accelerated and intense forms of globalisation, affecting health through movement of goods, people and norms, as well as through economic development and inequalities. International law in a whole range of areas sets the context for population health. ‘Global governance’ reflects the inclusion of actors other than states (acting individually or in international organisations), and measures other than what we might traditionally recognise as ‘law’, in responses to health challenges. This module examines the legal and governance arrangements for global health. As well as exploring institutions and problems explicitly concerned with global health, and ethical questions such as consent, justice and universality, we will also explore questions of international trade and the role of transnational corporations. |
Module syllabus
What is global health governance? - A right to health - Non-communicable disease - Communicable disease - Trade and global health: Food security, traded goods, health labelling, Intellectual property and medicine - Transnational corporations: Accountability and responsibility - Bioethics |
Recommended materials
There is no single text for this course – you will be directed to websites and library material |
Preliminary reading
A reading list is provided for the first class. A full reading list for this module will be available on Moodle (virtual learning environment) well before the end of term 1.
Optional reading: Richard Dodgson, Kelley Lee, Nick Drager, ‘Global Health Governance: A Conceptual Review’ Department of Health & Development, WHO, Discussion paper 1 (2002) |
Other information
This module is taught by academics in the Faculty of Law, and offered to both LLM and MSc students. These two groups of students will have different backgrounds and expertise, so that reading may sometimes be adjusted to allow everyone to share common understandings. No one will be disadvantaged in assessment by their law / health background. |
| Prizes for this module: There are currently no prizes available for this module. |
