第237回CAPEレクチャー

Date: 2025年 7月3日(火) 1600-1730
Place:京都大学吉田キャンパス文学部校舎 地下大会議室(map8番の建物)
Speaker: Tsung-Ling Lee (Professor of Law, Graduate Institute of Health and Biotechnology Law, Taipei Medical University)
Title: Beyond Siracusa: Embedding a Human Rights Framework in Public Health Emergency Responses
Abstract: The Siracusa Principles provide authoritative interpretive guidelines for the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), delineating limits on rights
restrictions during emergencies. The Siracusa Principles are designed to ensure that any
limitations on human rights meet the standards of necessity, proportionately, and legality.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant shortcoming of the Siracusa
Principles—their narrow focus on civil and political rights, overly general nature, and lack of
robust accountability mechanisms. To address these shortfalls, leading health experts formulated the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights Public Health (PHE Principles) through a three-year initiative spearheaded by the International Commission of Jurists and the Global Health Consortium
(GHLC). This presentation examines how the PHE Principles aim to strength the human
rights protections during public health crises by building upon the Siracusa Principles. The
PHE Principles broaden protections to encompass not only civil and political rights but also
economic, social, and cultural rights—with a particular focus on the right to health. By
providing more detailed and comprehensive guidance, the PHE Principles aim to assist
governments in navigating future health emergencies while embedding a rights-based
approach into their pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response.
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