ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to contribute to the emerging discussion on global health governance by examining how globalization and the rising need for new global health governance structures is a driving force behind the expansion of conventional international health law. It examines the complexities associated with using conventional vehicles to advance international cooperation and the inherent limitations of the international legislative process. The impact of increasing global integration for the globalization of public health is not an entirely new phenomenon. Globalization is creating a heightened need for new global health governance structures to promote coordinated intergovernmental action. Globalization has contributed to the expansion of international health by contributing to enhanced appreciation of the interconnectedness of contemporary global concerns and, concomitantly, the "linkage" of health to other international legal issues. The penchant for isolationism or unilateralism has characterized the foreign policy of some powerful states, including the United States.
