Monday, June 22, 2020

Quarantine Treaties




International Sanitary Treaties of the 20th Century set the stage for collaborative approaches to 21st century epidemic responses

Span of Treaty
Name of Treaty
Date Enacted
Presidential Proclamation Issued
Effective date in force for United States
Termination date of Treaty for United States
International Sanitary Convention
1903
1907
4/6/1907
4/6/1920
Inter-American Sanitary Convention
1905
1909
5/29/1906
6/25/1925**
International Sanitary Convention*
1912
1920
3/12/1913
5/21/1928
Pan American Sanitary Code
1924
1925
6/26/1925
9/30/1952**
International Sanitary Convention
1926
1928
5/22/1928
5/28/1945**
Sanitary Aerial Navigation
1933
1935
11/22/1935
5/28/1945**
Sanitary Aerial Navigation
1944
1945
5/29/1945
5/25/1951
Sanitary Maritime Navigation
1944
1945
5/29/1945
5/25/1951
Sanitary Aerial Navigation
1946
1946
8/6/1946
5/25/1951
Sanitary Maritime Navigation
1946
1946
8/6/1946
5/25/1951
WHO International Sanitary Regs.
1951
EO. 10399
10/1/1952
7/24/1969
WHO International Health Regs.
1969
1/1/1971
5/23/2005
WHO International Health Regs.
1973
5/23/1973
5/25/2005
WHO International Health Regs.
1983
5/20/1981
5/25/2005
WHO International Health Regs.
2005
5/23/2005

**Portions of these treaties were in effect until 1951.
EO 10399 = Presidential Executive Order 10399 which authorizes the implementation of WHO International Health Regulations