Stories by Lawrence O. Gostin

Lawrence O. Gostin is University Professor (Georgetown University's highest academic rank) and Founding O'Neill Chair in Global Health Law and a professor of medicine at Georgetown. He is also director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for National and Global Health Law. Follow Gostin on Twitter @lawruencegostin

Public Health

What Could Actually Work to Curb Gun Violence

Evidence-based solutions to firearm safety range from banning assault weapons to increasing green spaces

August 1, 2022 — Lawrence O. Gostin | Opinion

Policy

COVID Pushed Global Health Institutions to Their Limits

The need to reinvent the World Health Organization has become abundantly clear

March 26, 2022 — Lawrence O. Gostin

Vaccines

Vaccine Mandates Are Lawful, Effective and Based on Rock-Solid Science

Clear legal pathways exist to move the U.S. closer to herd immunity

August 5, 2021 — Lawrence O. Gostin | Opinion