The legality of vaccination in accordance with international and national standards

National laws have disagreed with one another on the extent of the compulsoriness of the vaccination; some countries imposed compulsory vaccination and punished those who refused to comply with various sanctions. Other countries only informed individuals of the importance of vaccinations to combat infectious diseases and left them free to choose. This disagreement is reflected in national and international court rulings concerning the compulsoriness of vaccination. This study aims to understand the concept of compulsory vaccination, its legal nature, and the extent of the legality of obligating individuals to get vaccinated in the light of the international standards that support human rights principles, and how national legislators and judicial bodies handled competing priorities. This research comparatively analyses the approaches of the different national laws and policies in applying compulsory vaccination and reached a number of significant results and recommendations.