This briefing note includes findings and policy implications from a recent study that used real-world data from 166 countries to measure the effectiveness of national border closures on the global transmission of COVID-19.
How can policymakers make treaties more effective? With new treaties routinely called and drafted, it is imperative these instruments are evaluated for whether they serve their intended purpose. We use innovative global legal epidemiological methods to assess whether and under what conditions treaties are helpful in addressing global challenges.
We know tobacco control policies are effective at the national level, but what role does international law play in combating the global tobacco epidemic? Evaluating the impacts of the FCTC is timely and necessary as it is the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO and one of the...
