Tournament: Jack Howe | Round: 3 | Opponent: KK | Judge: Anish Ramireddy
1NC v. Dougherty Valley KK
WHO says yes
WHO 06 (World Health Organization, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health) “Public health, innovation and intellectual property rights,” Report of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation, and Public Health, 2006 JL
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Consultation displays strong leadership, authority, and cohesion among member states which are key to WHO legitimacy
Gostin et al 15 (Lawrence O., Linda D. and Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Global Health Law at Georgetown University, Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Public Health Law and Human Rights, JD from Duke University) “The Normative Authority of the World Health Organization,” Georgetown University Law Center, 5/2/2015 JL
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WHO is critical to disease prevention – it is the only international institution that can disperse information, standardize global public health, and facilitate public-private cooperation
Murtugudde 20 (Raghu, professor of atmospheric and oceanic science at the University of Maryland, PhD in mechanical engineering from Columbia University) “Why We Need the World Health Organization Now More Than Ever,” Science, 4/19/2020 JL
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WHO diplomacy solves great power conflict
Murphy 20 (Chris, U.S. senator from Connecticut serving on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee) “The Answer is to Empower, Not Attack, the World Health Organization,” War on the Rocks, 4/21/2020 JL