To Bind or Not to Bind - Patterns of (In-)Formality in the New Pandemic Agreement

To Bind or Not to Bind - Patterns of (In-)Formality in the New Pandemic Agreement Aust, Helmut Philipp Author aut Schott, Felix Author aut Text xx# 2024 Verfassungsblog 2024-04-04 eng While the majority of the contributions to this blog symposium tackle issues of global justice, distributive justice and the impact of a decolonial perspective on global health law, our approach might seem to stand out at first sight: Our contribution is interested in the legal form the new Pandemic Agreement will take. Attention to the formal dimension of the reform process might seem remote from the substantive issues of the other contributions. However, we would like to argue in this short piece that the decision for a certain legal architecture can very well have repercussions on the question to what extent the new instrument can deliver on its promise to pursue equity and hence to arguably overcome divisions still entrenched in the international community. CC BY-SA 4.0 Aust, Helmut Philipp Pandemic Treaty Völkerrecht informal decision making Völkerrecht 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/to-bind-or-not-to-bind/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/862180b066aeb290 240404 10.59704/862180b066aeb290 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)