Legal Studies in Digital Age 4 Serial Number 13 2025 10 01 Examining State Obligations and Responsibilities Regarding the Right to Health of Citizens with Emphasis on Combating Infectious Diseases Examining State Obligations and Responsibilities Regarding the Right to Health of Citizens with Emphasis on Combating Infectious Diseases 1 14 EN Journal Article 2025 01 22 <p>Combating infectious diseases is one of the most important duties of states in fulfilling the right to health. States must take actions such as disease monitoring and surveillance, quarantine, vaccination, and public education to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and to enhance public health. The subject of this thesis is “Examining State Obligations and Responsibilities Regarding the Right to Health of Citizens with Emphasis on Combating Infectious Diseases,” and the research method is descriptive-analytical. The right to health is one of the fundamental human rights that is recognized in international instruments and the national laws of many countries. States bear various obligations and responsibilities with respect to this right, including: supervision, public health emergencies, state civil liability in relation to infectious diseases, provision of public health services, combating infectious diseases, disease surveillance and quarantine, the World Health Organization, core obligations of states under the International Health Regulations (2005), public health emergencies of international concern, and theories of international responsibility including the fault-based or subjective responsibility theory and the risk-based or objective responsibility theory. The sources of international responsibility include the International Law Commission and the doctrine of international responsibility.</p> https://www.jlsda.com/index.php/lsda/article/download/146/344