SOVEREIGNTY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW AS DISCOURSE: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, STATE BEHAVIOR AND THE 2020 SARS-COV-2 PANDEMIC/SOBERANIA E DIREITO INTERNACIONAL COMO DISCURSO: A ORGANIZACAO MUNDIAL DA SAUDE, O COMPORTAMENTO DOS ESTADOS E A PANDEMIA DE SARS-COV-2 DE 2020

• Published in: Revista de Direito Brasileira Vol. 31; p. 175
• Main Authors: Vasconcelos, Raphael Carvalho de, Ferreira, Marina Rodrigues Souto Barra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 01.01.2022
• ISSN: 2237-583X

The research reported in this article took as its starting point the relationship between sovereignty and international law. The research problem chosen was based on the strengthening, in recent years, of the sovereign power of States in their relations with other states and with international institutions. The article aims to help understanding to what extent there would be a contradiction between the behavior and the discourse of the states when dealing with international law subjects. The Sars-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020 and the relationship between states and the World Health Organization--WHO--were chosen as special variables for the analysis. The adopted methodology was the deductive method, with the approach of a qualitative research, official sources were consulted from international organizations, doctrine and news were considered to verify the hypothesis established specifically regarding the behavior of States and the statements, recommendations and actions of the WHO. Finally, as concluding remarks, the research supports the understanding that international law still provides legitimacy and that, even when sometimes confronting the international order, States still use the international legal framework--rules and legal principles--to justify their actions and behavior.