ABA Sponsors Program on Law and Emerging Infectious Diseases
1996

ABA Sponsors Program on Law and Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Author Information

Author(s): Fidler David P.

Primary Institution: Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Conclusion

The program highlighted the need for legal reform to address the challenges posed by emerging infectious diseases.

Supporting Evidence

  • The program examined how emerging infectious diseases affect international and U.S. law.
  • Common themes included the need for legal reform at various levels of government.
  • The program aimed to raise awareness of complex legal issues in public health.

Takeaway

A group of lawyers talked about how new diseases are changing laws and what needs to be done to keep people safe.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3201/eid0204.960421

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