Mark Eccleston-Turner

Mark Eccleston-Turner is a Senior Lecturer in Global Health Law at King’s College London, focusing on the intersection of international law, public health, and global governance. His work addresses pandemics, health equity, and the legal frameworks of the World Health Organization (WHO).

• Key Roles: Senior Lecturer, Global Health Law specialist, WHO legal expert.
• Collaborations: Worked extensively with institutions like the University of Ottawa, University of Geneva, and Griffith University.

Research Interests: Global health governance, pandemic treaties, equity in access to medicines, human rights during health emergencies, and the legal obligations of states under the International Health Regulations (IHR). His scholarship often explores tensions between sovereignty and global cooperation in health crises.

Article Trends (2020–2025): Analyzes WHO governance, IHR amendments, and pandemic treaty equity. Highlights include critiques of the Nagoya Protocol in health contexts, legal responses to travel bans during variants of concern, and frameworks for pathogen access and benefit-sharing (PABS). Keywords span global health security, infectious diseases, and legal compliance.

Publications: Co-authored 20 papers, with 15 most recent focusing on WHO legal authority, pandemic equity, and treaty implementation. Collaborative works include scholars from the London School of Economics, University of Strathclyde, and German Alliance on Climate Change and Health.