Donato Greco
About/Bio
Donato Greco works as an Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Naples Federico II, Department of Law, where he lectures on International Organisations. He is an Adjunct Professor of International Law, International Organisation and Human Rights, and International Legal Education at LUISS Guido Carli University (Rome). Since 2023, he has been serving as Secretary of the ILA Italian Branch. He authored several papers in specialised international law journals and book chapters in collective works in Italian, Spanish and English. His research interests mainly focus on legal sources and their interpretation, the relationship between international and municipal law, global health, international economic and environmental law, and immunities.
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“Don’t Leave Me This Way!” The Controversial Right to Withdraw from the WHO
On 20 January 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the withdrawal of the United States of America (US) from the World Health Organization (WHO). At the core of the decision is US criticism of the WHO’s “mishandling” of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises, including its alleged “failure to…
Jurisdictional Immunities and Reparation for WWII Crimes: The Impact of the Italian Constitutional Court’s Judgement No. 159/2023 on Greek Victims’ Claims
August 15, 2023
Donato Greco
Introduction With Judgement No. 159/2023, the Italian Constitutional Court wrote a new chapter in the long-running judicial saga between Germany and Italy over jurisdictional immunities and reparations for serious violations of human rights committed by the Third Reich during World War II. While, in her blog post, Pelliconi has brilliantly analysed the decision’s main…
What Does the Monkeypox Outbreak Tell Us about Global Health Governance? Critical Remarks on the New WHO Declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern
August 10, 2022
Donato Greco
On 23 July 2022, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) declared that the outbreak of monkeypox constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (“PHEIC”). Under Art. 1 of the 2005 International Health Regulations (“IHRs”), a PHEIC means “an extraordinary event which is determined […] (i) to…
Popular articles by Donato Greco
Jurisdictional Immunities and Reparation for WWII Crimes: The Impact of the Italian Constitutional Court’s Judgement No. 159/2023 on Greek Victims’ Claims
August 15, 2023
Donato Greco
Introduction With Judgement No. 159/2023, the Italian Constitutional Court wrote a new chapter in the long-running judicial saga between Germany and Italy over jurisdictional immunities and reparations for serious violations of human rights committed by the Third Reich during World War II. While, in her blog post, Pelliconi has brilliantly analysed the decision’s main…
What Does the Monkeypox Outbreak Tell Us about Global Health Governance? Critical Remarks on the New WHO Declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern
August 10, 2022
Donato Greco
On 23 July 2022, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) declared that the outbreak of monkeypox constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (“PHEIC”). Under Art. 1 of the 2005 International Health Regulations (“IHRs”), a PHEIC means “an extraordinary event which is determined […] (i) to…
“Don’t Leave Me This Way!” The Controversial Right to Withdraw from the WHO
On 20 January 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the withdrawal of the United States of America (US) from the World Health Organization (WHO). At the core of the decision is US criticism of the WHO’s “mishandling” of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises, including its alleged “failure to…