Te Indonesian Journal of International & Comparative Law ISSN: 2338-7602; E-ISSN: 2338-770X http://www.ijil.org © 2017 Te Institute for Migrant Rights Press Te research conclusions are preliminary and can be modifed according to new factual information and/or scientifc evidence that may emerge ahead. Te information on concrete facts used in this article was accounted on WHO ofcial reports and reported by the international press, although both are subject to occasional. Tus, in the light of new elements, the conclusions deriving from this research may be modifed in the future. Tis text was completed on April 24, 2020 STATE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSNATIONAL PANDEMICS THE CASE OF COVID-19 AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Valerio de Oliveira Mazzuoli Te Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil E-mail: mazzuoli@ufmt.br Tis article addresses the possibility of state responsibility for transnational epidemics or pandemics, especially focusing on COVID-19 as a case study, a pandemic originated in the People’s Republic of China. To that end, this article analyzes this issue grounded on international health regulations together with the Constitution of the World Health Organization to be able to assess whether these rules are binding on the Member States. Furthermore, this article analyzes case laws from the International Court of Justice, and the feasibility of fling legal procedures against China before this U.N. Court for not informing the in- ternational society in due course about an impending COVID-19 pandemic. Keywords: State Repsonsibilty, Transnational Pandemics, International Health Law, COVID-19, International Litigation.