Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vol. 15 No. 2 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

International Responsibility for Hiding (COVID-19) Spread Information

Muhammad Jabbar Al-Abdali (Unknown)
Amer Abdul Hussein Abbas (Unknown)
Hussein Waheed Abbod ALisawy (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Mar 2021

Abstract

In accordance with the rules of international law, countries that preceded others in exposure to the(COVID-19) have an obligation to inform other countries and the World Health Organization of the outbreakof the said virus as well as to exchange information on laboratory results, source and type of potential risk,number of cases and deaths, the rapid spread of the virus and its medium of spreading between people orthrough means of transportation such as airplanes, ships, etc., or through goods shipped from them and waysto limit its spread. Then, countries that have suffered damage as a result of infection with the aforementionedvirus can claim the necessary compensation towards other countries that have breached their obligationsto exchange information on the spread of the virus on their territories in accordance with the principle ofinternational responsibility. Such compensations are to be determined through international arbitration orjustice or through consulting international and regional organizations or through referring to other peacefulmeans that are agreed upon in accordance with Article 33 of the Charter of the United Nations.

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