Global health arguably represents the most pressing issues facing humanity‎.‎ Trends in international migration and transnational commerce render state boundaries increasingly porous‎.‎ Human activity in one part of the world can lead to health impacts elsewhere‎.‎ Animals‎,‎ viruses and bacteria as well as pandemics and environmental disasters do not recognize or respect political borders‎.‎ It is now widely accepted that a global perspective on the understanding of threats to health and how to respond to them is required‎,‎ but there are many practical problems in establishing such an approach‎.‎ This book offers a foundational study of these urgent and challenging problems‎,‎ combining critical analysis with practically focused policy contributions‎.‎ The contributors span the fields of ethics‎,‎ human rights‎,‎ international relations‎,‎ law‎,‎ philosophy and global politics‎.‎ They address normative questions relating to justice‎,‎ equity and inequality and practical questions regarding multi‎-organizational cooperation‎,‎ global governance and internation‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎