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2006 Global Forum for Health Leader


Concurrent Sessions: 4(December 4 – 5)


International Health Law and Policy 2006:

Health, Ethics, Human Rights and International Regimes


December 4

14:00 - 15:45

  4 A [Human Rights Aspect of International Health Law]

  Moderator: Chang-Fa LO, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

  Recent Trends in the Globalization of Public Health and Human Rights: Conflict and    Coexistence

  Allyn L. TAYLOR, University of Maryland, USA

  Medicine, Human Rights, & National Security

  Gregg BLOCHE, Georgetown University, USA

  Human Rights Perspective on Global Health Governance

  Kuei-Jung NI, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan 倪貴榮教授

Legal and Moral Justifications for Taiwan’s Membership in the

WHO-A Human Rights Perspective

  Shang-Yung YEN, Feng-Chia University, Taiwan 顏上詠教授

15:45 - 16:15

    Coffee break

16:15 -18:00

    4 B International Health Regimes

  Moderator: Amnon CARMI, University of Haifa, Israel

  Global Health and the Human Rights Imperative

  Patricia KUSZLER, University of Washington, USA

 New Governance and Health Care: An International Movement to

  Adopt Negotiated Regulation

  John BLUM, Loyola University, USA

  Building a Ground for Free Trade Agreement to Include a Health Chapter

  Chang-Fa LO, National Taiwan University, Taiwan羅昌發教授

December 5

9:00-13:00

(short break: 10:50-11:00)  

    4 C Ethical Issues and the Building of International Norms

  Moderator: Allyn L. TAYLOR, University of Maryland, USA

   Bioethics and the Law: Its Universality and Locality

   Norio HIGUCHI, Tokyo University, Japan

   Ethical Issues and the Building of International Norms

   Amnon CARMI, University of Haifa, Israel

   Asia in the Spotlight of the International Organ Trade: Time to take Action

   Alireza BAGHERI, University of Toronto, Canada

  Highest Attainable Standard of Healthcare v. Best Proven Therapy - Justice and Ethical  

   Issues in International Norms concerning International Research involving Human

   Subjects”

  Huei-Chih NIU, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan牛惠之教授

  International Norms in Abortion; Could Ectogenesis End The Abortion Debate?

  Amel ALGHRANI, University of Manchester, UK

  International legal and moral norms in death: can assisted dying be justified?

   David GURNHAM, University of Manchester School of law

  International Norms and the Creation of Ethical Guidelines for Scientific Research? The

   example of stem cell research to consider this issue.

   Sarah DEVANEY, University of Manchester, UK

  Ethical issues relating to the migration of health care professionals

   Leonardo D. de CASTRO, University of Philippines, Philippines


Organizers

Asian Center for WTO and Public Health, ACWH, National Taiwan University College of Law

  Co-organized by the Center for International Health Research and Development, National

  Taiwan University, College of Public Health