id ance ▁on ▁when ▁and ▁how ▁human ▁rights ▁can ▁be ▁restricted ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁The ▁Si rac usa ▁Princi ples , ▁a ▁non - binding ▁document ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Si rac usa ▁International ▁Institute ▁for ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁and ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁Si rac usa ▁Princi ples ▁state ▁that ▁restrictions ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁under ▁the ▁International ▁C oven ant ▁on ▁Civil ▁and ▁Political ▁Rights ▁must ▁meet ▁standards ▁of ▁leg ality , ▁evidence - based ▁necessity , ▁proportional ity , ▁and ▁grad ual ism , ▁not ing ▁that ▁public ▁health ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁grounds ▁for ▁limit ing ▁certain ▁rights ▁if ▁the ▁state ▁needs ▁to ▁take ▁measures ▁' a im ed ▁at ▁prevent ing ▁disease ▁or ▁injury ▁or ▁providing ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁sick ▁and ▁injured .' ▁Lim itations ▁on ▁rights ▁( such ▁as ▁quar antine ) ▁must ▁be ▁' str ict ly ▁necessary ,' ▁meaning ▁that ▁they ▁must : ▁▁ ▁respond ▁to ▁a ▁pressing ▁public ▁or ▁social ▁need ▁( he alth ) ▁ ▁proportion ately ▁purs ue ▁a ▁legit imate ▁aim ▁( prevent ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ) ▁ ▁be ▁the ▁least ▁restrict ive ▁means ▁required ▁for ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁limitation ▁ ▁be ▁provided ▁for ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁law ▁ ▁be ▁neither ▁arbitrary ▁nor ▁disc rimin atory ▁ ▁only ▁limit ▁rights ▁that ▁are ▁within ▁the ▁juris