The World Health Organization was established in the aftermath of the Second World War as one of the organizations under the auspices of the United Nations. According to its constitution, it was designed to achieve the highest possible level of health for all people. In this paper, the author will present the history and the structure of the WHO, meaning its organs and its competence. Also, the power of the WHO in the previous two years has been thoroughly discussed due to the coronavirus and the global pandemic. The transformation of the existing international legal order is inevitable and, therefore, the paper will also discuss the potential for reform when it comes to this organization.
okolnosti i specifičnosti postupka za genocid Mjanmara nad rohindžama pred Međunarodnim sudom pravde SAŽETAK Genocid, kao zločin posebne težine i značaja, s pravom izaziva posebnu pažnju i oprez u pravnom životu. Kada je u pitanju njegovo procesuiranje na međunarodnopravnom terenu, Međunarodni sud pravde (MSP) je jedina relevantna adresa, a čak i u poslovičnoj interesantnoj i diskutabilnoj praksi MSP genocid zauzima posebno mesto. Upravo zato autori će analizirati progres koji je u slučaju Mjanmar napravljen pred MSP, ali će istovremeno predstaviti osnovne aspekte pojma genocida, a posebno specifičnosti samog slučaja koji bacaju posebno svetlo na celokupni proces.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is one of the UN specialized agencies. Its work and functions gained even more importance in 2020 with the emergence of the corona virus. The eyes of the entire international community focused on this organization and its Director General. Nowadays, its efficiency has been subject to various forms of criticism. In this paper, the author first provides a brief overview of this organization and its significance. The central part of the paper focuses on the activities of the WHO during the Covid-19 pandemic, through the clarification of the concept of public health emergency of international concern and the use of International Health Regulations. Finally, the author discusses the possible reform of this body. The aim of this paper is to familiarize the readers with the World Health Organization and put its activities in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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