The Assessment of The Covid-19 Pandemic in Terms of Responsibility in International Law and Due Diligence

Year 2022, Volume: 12 Issue: 2, 1 - 20, 31.12.2022

Selman Öğüt

https://doi.org/10.55024/buyasambid.1198863

Abstract

Covid-19 Salgınının Uluslararası Sorumluluk Hukuku ve Özen Yükümlülüğü Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Covid-19 Salgınından kaynaklanan uluslararası sorumluluğun nasıl belirleneceği uluslararası hukuk açısından önemli bir tartışma konusudur. Bu çalışma dâhilinde bu tartışlarının sebep olduğu ihtilaflar ve neticeler değerlendirilecektir. Sorumluluğun kime ait olduğu kadar zararın tazmini konusu da mühimdir. Ayrıca devletlerin ve uluslararası örgütlerin uluslararası hukuk açısından sorumluluklarının nasıl düzenlediği genel çerçevede incelenecektir. Sorumluluk kavramı kadar sistematik biçimde düzenlenmemiş olsa dahi özen yükümlülüğü uluslararası hukuk açısından zararın tazminine ilişkin üstünde durulması gereken önemli bir konudur. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü'nün uluslararası sorumluluklarını gerektiği gibi yerine getirememesi ve Covid-19 Salgını'nın yayılması noktasında gereken özeni göstermemesi, uluslararası sorumluluğun belirlenmesi noktasında gözden kaçırılmamalıdır. Bütün dünyayı etkileyerek milyonlarca insanın hayatını kaybettiği ve devletlerin ekonomik zarara uğradığı Covid-19 Salgını’na ilişkin sorumluluğun kime ait olduğu tartışmaları çalışmamıza dâhil edilen sorumluluk hukukunu tekrardan gündeme getirmiştir.

Keywords

Covid-19, Salgın, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, Sorumluluk Hukuku, Özen Yükümlülüğü.

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