Books
Gostin LG, Cohen IG. Phelan AL. Global Health Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (2025 forthcoming)
Articles
2024
49. Carlson C, Becker D, Happi C, O’Donogue Z, de Oliveira T, Oyola S, Poisot T, Seifert S, Phelan AL. Save lives in the next pandemic: ensure vaccine equity now. Nature 626(8001), 952–953. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00545-3
48. Asthana S, Mukherjee S, Phelan AL, & Standley, CJ. (2024). Governance and Public Health Decision-Making During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review. Public Health Reviews, 45, 1606095. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1606095
2023
47. Mukherjee S, Asthana S, Ukponu W, Ihueze AC, Gobir IB, Phelan AL, & Standley CJ. (2023). National and subnational governance and decision-making processes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: An empirical analysis. BMJ Global Health, 8(9), e012965. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012965
46. Phelan, AL, & Sirleaf, M. (2023). Decolonization of Global Health Law: Lessons from International Environmental Law. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 51(2), 450–453. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2023.78
45. Mukherjee, S, Kalra, K & Phelan, AL (2023). Expanding global vaccine manufacturing capacity: Strategic prioritization in small countries. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(6), e0002098. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002098
44. Hayman, D. T. S., Barraclough, R. K., Muglia, L. J., McGovern, V., Afolabi, M. O., N’Jai, A. U., Ambe, J. R., Atim, C., McClelland, A., Paterson, B., Ijaz, K., Lasley, J., Ahsan, Q., Garfield, R., Chittenden, K., Phelan, AL, & Rivera, A. L. (2023). Addressing the challenges of implementing evidence-based prioritisation in global health. BMJ Global Health, 8(6), e012450. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012450
43. Phelan, AL, Sorrell, E. M., Standley, C. J., Watson, C., Sauer, L., & Rivers, C. M. (2023). COVID-19 has left the world less prepared for an influenza pandemic. Nature Medicine, 29(5). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02340-5
42. Phelan, AL. The World Health Organization’s Pandemic Treaty. BMJ 2023, 380, p463. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p463.
41. Carlson CJ, Boyce MR, Dunne M, Graeden E, Lin J, Abdellatif YO, Palys MA, Pavez M, Phelan AL, Katz R. “The World Health Organization’s Disease Outbreak News: A Retrospective Database”. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3 (1), e0001083.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001083.
2022
40. Lal A, Abdalla SM, Kumar Chattu V, Erondu NA, Lee TL, Singh S, Abou-Taleb H, Vega Morales J, and Phelan AL. “Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Exploring the Role of Universal Health Coverage within the Global Health Security Architecture.” The Lancet Global Health 10(11), e1675–83 (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00341-2
39. Phelan, AL and Carlson, CJ. (2022) A treaty to break the pandemic cycle. Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abq5917
38. Carlson, CJ and Phelan, AL. (2022) International law reform for One Health notifications. The Lancet 6736(22), 942-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00942-4
37. Phelan, AL. (2022) How climate law can help to prevent the next pandemic. Nature, 605(7910), 397. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01339-1
36. Meier BM, Bueno de Mesquita J, Burci GL, Chirwa D, Dagron S, Eccleston-Turner M, Forman L, Gostin LO, Habibi R, Negri S, Phelan AL, Sekalala S, Taylor A, Villarreal PA, Yamin AE, & Hoffman SJ. (2022). Travel restrictions and variants of concern: Global health laws need to reflect evidence. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 100(3), 178-178A.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.21.287735
2021
35. Singh S, McNab C, McKeon Olson R, Bristol N, Nolan C, Bergstrøm E, Bartos M, Mabuchi S,Panjabi R, Karan A, Abdalla SM, Bonk M, Jamieson M, Werner GK, Nordström A, Legido-Quigley H, Phelan AL. “How an Outbreak Became a Pandemic: A Chronological Analysis of Crucial Junctures and International Obligations in the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The Lancet S010-6736(21) (2021). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01897-3
34. Ramchandani R, Kazatchkine M, Liu J, Sudan P, Dybul M, Matsoso P, Nordström A, Phelan AL, Legido-Quigley H, Singh S, Mabuchi S. “Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics for Covid-19: Redesigning Systems to Improve Pandemic Response.” BMJ 375 (2021). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-067488
33. Carlson, C. Farrell, M. Grange, Z. Han, B. Mollentze, N. Phelan, AL. Rasmussen, A. Albery, G. Bett, B. Brett-Major, D. Cohen, L. Dallas, T. Eskew, E. Fagre, A. Forbes, K. Gibb, R. Halabi, S. Hammer, C. Katz, R. Kindrachuk, J. Muylaert, R. Nutter, F. Ogola, J. Olival, K. Rourke, M. Ryan, S. Ross, N. Seifert, S. Sironen, T. Standley, C. Taylor, K. Venter, M. Webala, P. The Future of Zoonotic Risk Prediction. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2021). DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0358
32. Evans N G, Berger Z D, Phelan AL, Silverman R D. Covid-19, equity, and inclusiveness. BMJ (2021). DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n1631
31. Wenham C, Kavanaugh M, Phelan AL, Rushton S, Voss M, Halabi S, Eccleston-Turner M, Pillinger M. Problematic Traffic Light Approaches to Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEICs) The Lancet (2021) PMID: 33857437 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00474-8
30. Carlson CJ, Albery GF & Phelan AL, Preparing international cooperation on pandemic prevention for the Anthropocene. BMJ Global Health 6, e004254 (2021). PMID: 33727277 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004254
29. Atkins, S. Banerjee, A. T. Bachynski, K. Daftary, A. Desai, G. Gross, A. Hedt-Gauthier, B. Mendenhall, E. Meier, B. M. Nixon, S. A. Nolan, A. Palermo, T. M. Phelan, AL. Pyzik, O. Roach, P. Sangaramoorthy, T. Standley, C. J. Yamey, G. Abimbola, S. Pai, M. Using the COVID-19 Pandemic to Reimagine Global Health Teaching in High-Income Countries. BMJ Global Health (2021), 6 (4), e005649. PMID: 33811100 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005649
28. Grubaugh ND, Hodcroft EB, Fauver JR, Phelan AL, Cevik M. Public health actions to control new SARS-CoV-2 variants. Cell (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.01.044
27. Dazsak, P, Kreuder Johnson K, Phelan AL, Osterholm M, Keusch, G. Infectious disease threats: from rebound to resilience. Health Affairs 40(2) (2021). DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01544
2020
26. Nasim A, Attal-Juncqua A. Eia C, Phelan AL, Katz R. Inclusion of Veterinary Services in National Emergency Management Plans. Revue Scientifique et Technique (International Office of Epizootics) 39(2) (2020) 359-371. PMID: 33046939 DOI: 10.20506/rst.39.2.3087
25. Carlson CJ, Phelan AL. A choice between two futures for pandemic recovery. Lancet Planetary Health 4(12) (2020). DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30245-X
24. Phelan AL*, Eccleston Turner, M, Rourke, M, Maleche, A, Chengun W. Legal Agreements: Barriers and Enablers to Global Equitable COVID19 Vaccine Access. The Lancet 396(10254): 800-2 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31873-0
23. Phelan AL*, COVID-19 Immunity Passports and Vaccination Certificates: Scientific, Equitable & Legal Challenges. The Lancet (2020) 395(10237): P1595-1598. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31034-5
22. Carlson, CJ, Dallas, TA, Alexander, L, Phelan, AL & Phillips, AJ What would it take to describe the global diversity of parasites? Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287, 20201841 (2020). DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1841
21. van Daalen K, Bajnoczki C, Chowdhury M, Dada S, Khorsand P, Socha A, Lal A, Jung L, Alqodmani L, Torres I, Ouedraogo S, Jama A, Dhatt R, Phelan AL, Rajan D. Symptoms of broken system: the gender gaps in COVID-19 decision-making. BMJ Global Health (2020) 5: e003549. PMID: 33004348 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003549
20. Taylor AL, Habibi R, Burci GL, Dagron S, Eccleston-Turner M, Gostin LO, Meier BM, Phelan AL, Villarreal, PA, Yamin AE, Chirwa D, Forman L, Ooms G, Sekalala S, Hoffman SJ. Solidarity in the Wake of COVID-19: Reimagining the International Health Regulations. The Lancet (2020), 396 (10244), 82–83. PMID: 32569580 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31417-3
19. Rourke M, Eccleston-Turner M, Phelan AL, Gostin L. Policy opportunities to enhance sharing for pandemic research. Science. (2020) 368(6492):716-718. PMID: 32322089 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-020-0518-z
18. Phillips CA, Caldas A, Cleetus R, Dahl KA, Declet-Barreto J, Licker R, Merner LD, Ortiz-Partida JP, Phelan AL, Spanger-Siegfried E, Talati S, Trisos CH, and Carlson, CJ. Compound climate risks in the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Climate Change (2020) 10, 586-588.
17. Rourke M, Phelan AL, Lawson C. Challenges and opportunities for access and benefit-sharing following the synthesis of horsepox virus. Nature Biotechnology (2020): 1-3.
16. Berger ZD, Evans NG, Phelan AL, Silverman RD. Covid-19: Control measures must be equitable and inclusive BMJ (2020) 368, m1141. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m1141
15. Phelan AL, Katz R, Gostin L, The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China: Challenges for Global Health Governance, JAMA (2020). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.1097
14. van Daalen K, Jung L, Dhatt R, Phelan AL, Climate change and gender-based health disparities, Lancet Planetary Health (2020). DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30001-2
2019
13. Eccleston-Turner M, Phelan AL, Katz R. Preparing for the next pandemic: the World Health Organization Global Influenza Strategy 2019-2030. The New England Journal of Medicine (2019) PMID: 31800983 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1905224
12. Phelan AL and Katz R. Legal epidemiology for global health security and universal health coverage. (2019) 47(3) The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 427-429. DOI: 10.1177/1073110519876175
11. Gostin, L, Phelan AL, Coutinho, AG, Eccleston-Turner, M, Erondu, N, Filani, O, Inglesby, T, Katz, R, Maleche, A, Nuzzo, JB, Tomori, O, Kavanagh, M. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: time to sound a global alert? (2019) S0140-6736 (19) 30243-0 The Lancet. PubMed PMID: 30732850 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30243-0
2018 and prior
10. Wenham C, Katz R, Birungi C, Boden L, Eccleston-Turner M, Gostin L, Guinto R, Hellowell M, Husøy Onarheim K, Hutton J, Kapilashrami A, Mendenhall E, Phelan AL, Tichenor M, Sridhar D. Global health security and universal health coverage: from a marriage of convenience to a strategic, effective partnership. BMJ Global Health. (2018). PMID: 30713747 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001145
9. Phelan AL*, Gostin LO. Law as a Fixture Between the One Health Interfaces of Emerging Diseases. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. (2017) 111: 241-243. DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trx044
8. Bennett B*, Cohen IG, Davies SE, Gostin LO, Hill PS, Mankad A, Phelan AL. Future-Proofing Global Health: Governance of Priorities. Global Public Health. (2017) Mar 8:1-9. Epub 2017 Mar 8. PubMed PMID: 28271746 DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2017.1296172
7. Phelan AL*, Gostin LO. Flu, Floods, and Fire: Ethical Public Health Preparedness. Hastings Center Review (2017) May 47(3): 46-47. PubMed PMID: 28543419 DOI: 10.1002/hast.707
6. Hodge JG Jr*, Gostin LO, Parmet WE, Nuzzo JB, Phelan AL. Federal Powers to Control Communicable Conditions: Call for Reforms to Assure National Preparedness and Promote Global Security. Health Security. (2017) 15(1): 1-4. Epub 2016 Dec 19. PubMed PMID: 27991831 DOI: 10.1089/hs.2016.0114
5. Phelan AL*. China and the Next Pandemic. From SARS and Isolationism, to Ebola, MERS, H7N9 and Global Citizenship. ACYA Aus China J Aff (2015).
4. Gostin LO*, Lucey D, Phelan AL. The Ebola Epidemic: a global health emergency. JAMA. (2014) 312(11): 1095-6. PubMed PMID: 25111044 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.11176
3. Gostin LO*, Phelan AL, Stoto MA, Kraemer JD, Reddy KS. Virus Sharing, Genetic Sequencing, and Global Health Security. Science. (2014) 345(6202): 1295-6. PubMed PMID: 25214618 DOI: 10.1126/science.1257622
2. Gostin LO, Phelan AL*. Farewell to the God of Plague Has International Law Prepared Us for the Next Pandemic?” Georgetown J Int Aff (2014) 15.
1. Gostin LO, Phelan AL. The Global Health Security Agenda in an Age of Biosecurity. JAMA. (2014) 312(1): 27-8. PubMed PMID: 25058211 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.4843
Book Chapters
7. Phelan AL, vanDaalen K. Climate Change: A Cataclysmic Health Threat Requiring Global Action. In: Gostin & Meier, Global Health Law & Policy: Ensuring Justice for a Healthier World. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (2023)
6. Phelan AL, Cutts T, Gunderson G. Good Health and Wellbeing. In Dernbach JC & Schang SE (eds) Governing for Sustainability. West Academic. (2023)
5. Phelan AL. The Environment, a Changing Climate, and Planetary Health. In: L Gostin, B Mason Meier, Foundations of Global Health & Human Rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (2020)
4. Phelan AL. International Human Rights Law Implications of Human Pathogen Sharing. In: S Halabi, R Katz, Viral Sovereignty, Technology Transfer, and the Changing System for Sharing Pathogens for Public Health Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (2020)
3. Mason Meier B, Evans D, Phelan AL. Rights-Based Approaches to Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Infectious Disease Outbreaks. In: M Eccleston-Turner, I Brassington, Infectious Disease in the New Millennium: Legal and Ethical Challenges. Springer. (2020)
2. Phelan AL. Climate change and human rights: intellectual property challenges and opportunities in Rimmer M Intellectual Property and Clean Energy: The Paris Agreement and Climate Justice. Springer (2018)
1. Phelan AL. Ebola: A Sentinel for US Legal Pandemic Preparedness in Evans NG, Smith TC, Majumder MS Ebola’s Message: Public Health and Medicine in the 21st Century. MIT (2016)