Roojin Habibi
I have a longstanding commitment to impact-driven research. In 2019, I was the lead author and rapporteur of the " Stellenbosch Consensus Statement on Legal National Responses to Public Health Risks ," providing the world’s first in-depth interpretation of the legal parameters governing the application of cross-border health measures under the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) 2005 International Health Regulations . This consensus statement developed with leading international law scholars and practitione
Currently, I am closely studying ongoing negotiations to draft a WHO pandemic instrument and to amend the International Health Regulations. In 2022, I was appointed by the WHO Director-General to the Review Committee regarding amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) , providing technical recommendations to States on more than 300 proposed amendments to the Regulations. Alongside these roles, I have led consensus-building initiatives at the frontiers of health and human rights, charting a p
I am a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar , a recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral Award, and was elected by Lincoln Alexander School of Law’s Class of 2025 for the Contract Faculty Teaching Award. I am or have been a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on health research and advocacy projects funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Open Society Foundations, the United Kingdom Research Institute, and
Roojin Habibi