Michelle Rourke
Biographic Data
| ID | 5795016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle Rourke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Rourke |
| SIGNATURE | ROURKE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1560-8943 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Multiple Meanings of ‘Delinking’ and ‘Decoupling’ to Describe Multilateral Access and Benefit-Sharing
The World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the Pandemic Agreement in May 2025. The contentious Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system was incorporated as an Annex, to be negotiated at a later date. Access and benefit-sharing (ABS) was introduced into international environmental law to make access to genetic resources conditional on, or ‘linked’ to, the sharing of benefits associated with using those resources. The negotiation for a mu…
One Health for all
The One Health concept emphasizes the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health. While the term “One Health” has only gained traction in this century, the idea itself is much older. For instance, many Indigenous Peoples and local communities have traditional cosmologies that recognize the interconnectedness of the ecosystem and the role of humans within it [1, 2]. It is the industrialized-focused worldview that has only recently c…
Equity’ in the Pandemic Treaty
During the COVID-19 pandemic the international community repeatedly called for the equitable distribution of vaccines and other medical countermeasures. However, there was a substantial gap between this rhetoric and State action. High-income countries secured significantly more doses than they required, leaving many low-income countries unable to vaccinate their populations. Current negotiations for the new Pandemic Treaty under the World Health …
Arguments Against the Inequitable Distribution of Vaccines Using the Access and Benefit Sharing Transaction
Access and benefit sharing (ABS) is a transactional mechanism designed to allow countries to trade access to their sovereign genetic resources for monetary and non-monetary benefits, with the ultimate goal of channelling those benefits into sustainable development and environmental conservation. Arguments about how pathogens are not the sort of genetic resources the world ought to conserve eventually gave way to a recognition that pathogens are i…
A tiered approach to the marine genetic resource governance framework under the proposed UNCLOS agreement for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
Developing a governance framework for Marine Genetic Resources (MGRs) is a crucial element of the proposed treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Negotiating countries' positions on MGRs, including questions on the sharing of benefits from their use, range from no regulation to elaborate infrastructure for access and benefit sharing (ABS) of all MGRs. This article propos…
Digital sequence information as a marine genetic resource under the proposed UNCLOS legally binding instrument
The Convention on Biological Diversity and its supplementary agreement the Nagoya Protocol, the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework all establish schemes for access and benefit sharing (ABS) biological materials. A key contentious and unresolved question is how to deal with information like digital sequence information (DSI) – a placeholder term for genetic in…
Arguments Against the Inequitable Distribution of Vaccines Using the Access and Benefit Sharing Transaction
Access and benefit sharing (ABS) is a transactional mechanism designed to allow countries to trade access to their sovereign genetic resources for monetary and non-monetary benefits, with the ultimate goal of channelling those benefits into sustainable development and environmental conservation. Arguments about how pathogens are not the sort of genetic resources the world ought to conserve eventually gave way to a recognition that pathogens are i…
A tiered approach to the marine genetic resource governance framework under the proposed UNCLOS agreement for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
Developing a governance framework for Marine Genetic Resources (MGRs) is a crucial element of the proposed treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Negotiating countries' positions on MGRs, including questions on the sharing of benefits from their use, range from no regulation to elaborate infrastructure for access and benefit sharing (ABS) of all MGRs. This article propos…
Digital sequence information as a marine genetic resource under the proposed UNCLOS legally binding instrument
The Convention on Biological Diversity and its supplementary agreement the Nagoya Protocol, the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework all establish schemes for access and benefit sharing (ABS) biological materials. A key contentious and unresolved question is how to deal with information like digital sequence information (DSI) – a placeholder term for genetic in…
Arguments Against the Inequitable Distribution of Vaccines Using the Access and Benefit Sharing Transaction
Access and benefit sharing (ABS) is a transactional mechanism designed to allow countries to trade access to their sovereign genetic resources for monetary and non-monetary benefits, with the ultimate goal of channelling those benefits into sustainable development and environmental conservation. Arguments about how pathogens are not the sort of genetic resources the world ought to conserve eventually gave way to a recognition that pathogens are i…
Equity’ in the Pandemic Treaty
During the COVID-19 pandemic the international community repeatedly called for the equitable distribution of vaccines and other medical countermeasures. However, there was a substantial gap between this rhetoric and State action. High-income countries secured significantly more doses than they required, leaving many low-income countries unable to vaccinate their populations. Current negotiations for the new Pandemic Treaty under the World Health …
One Health for all
The One Health concept emphasizes the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health. While the term “One Health” has only gained traction in this century, the idea itself is much older. For instance, many Indigenous Peoples and local communities have traditional cosmologies that recognize the interconnectedness of the ecosystem and the role of humans within it [1, 2]. It is the industrialized-focused worldview that has only recently c…
The Multiple Meanings of ‘Delinking’ and ‘Decoupling’ to Describe Multilateral Access and Benefit-Sharing
The World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the Pandemic Agreement in May 2025. The contentious Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system was incorporated as an Annex, to be negotiated at a later date. Access and benefit-sharing (ABS) was introduced into international environmental law to make access to genetic resources conditional on, or ‘linked’ to, the sharing of benefits associated with using those resources. The negotiation for a mu…
Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · International Maritime Law Issues (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Negotiation (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Biodiversity (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Convention on Biological Diversity (3 works) · International law (3 works)