Coronavirus and Effects on the Rule of Law (original) (raw)

The 2020's world deadliest pandemic: Corona Virus (COVID-19) and International Medical Law (IML

Cogent Social Sciences, 2020

This research article overviewed briefly the new re-emerged Corona Virus (COVID-19) and the role of International Law (IL) along with State Law (SL) in 2020’s pandemic to control the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19). Since the declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the number of COVID-19’s confirmed cases jumped so fast to reach by today to 2074529. The virus’s fatalities until the moment are 139378. At first, however, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had a high rate of mortality in percentage 22% on the 28th March, 2020. On the contrary, today the mortality rate has decreased to 15% dated 17th April, 2020. This proves the effectiveness of the international preventive measures of the World Health Organization (WHO) to stop the spread of COVID-19. The study also discussed the conceptual framework of COVID-19 and its history. A short introduction was given about the previous two Coronaviruses (SARS and MERS). The deadliest pandemic of 1918 (Spanish Flu) was debated as part of pandemic history. The explosion of COVID-19 to the world was explained in detail. Symptoms of COVID-19 were elaborated in order to understand the virus’s impact on its victims. This study also showed the easy method to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. The treatment of the COVID-19, which the patients of the virus can offer currently, was explained. International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) was analyzed in respect of the current pandemic.

Coronavirus Worldwide Proliferation: Mortalities During the First and Second Wave of Corona

MARCH, 2022

The coronavirus has jeopardized the life of human creatures worldwide. Its vulnerability has instigated health and financial debacle consequentially has agitated international relations. Many medicinal and health care challenges have been suffered by several states that not only deteriorated standards of health but quivered the stability of highest attainable standards of health. The study elucidates causes of these challenges and their emancipation in the light of the implementation of Human Rights. The article also scrutinizes whether China is responsible for spread of Coronavirus under International Law or if International Law has the power to impose liability on China for the spread of the pandemic. For that purpose, this piece reads the relevant provision of International Law. The article quantitatively explores research articles, various reports, and case laws. This quantitative research contributes that whenever the international law protocols will be violated aftermath of it...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Possibilities for Criminal Law Reaction in Europe: A Review

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is the newest dangerous contagious disease in the world, emerged at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020. World Health Organization at the daily level publishes numbers of infected patients as well as several dead people around the world and in every region particularly. However, public health and criminal law are inevitably linked. National criminal laws in Europe mainly prescribe criminal offences for transmitting a dangerous contagious disease. Numerous states have closed their borders, quarantining their nationals that entering in the state. Strangers cannot enter in European Union. However, many do not abide by the restrictions, and people who have become ill with coronavirus walking the streets and committing a criminal offence. The authors in the work, in the first place, explain the connection between public health and criminal law and then elaborate criminal jurisdictions in Europe.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Legal Environment and Informal Sectors

UNIZIK JOURNAL OF BUSINESS

The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a highly transmittable and pathogenic viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). Coronaviruses are minute in size and contain a single stranded RNA as a nucleic material, size ranging from 26 to 32kbs in length. Recently, these viruses have hit the world caused and disrupted many countries political, social and economic programmes without specific vaccine and cure. Having this vaccine should require a law that would regulate its production, establishment, transportation and application at both municipal and international levels. Municipal law is the domestic law of a state regulating the conduct of individuals and legal entities within it while international law is the rules and principles that govern states in their relations intense. Coronavirus pandemic since existence have spread across the globe and therefore, require international treaty to back the administration of the vaccines to people. A...

Regulation of Laws during Covid-19 Pandemic

Isara solutions, 2023

The SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak, also known as the COVID-19 pandemic, has had an impact on the lives of people all over the world in terms of social, economic, political, and cultural aspects. The abrupt spread of the virus that ledto this vast pandemic has revealed signs of the government's legal, infrastructure, and overall prevention strategy to limit and restrict its devastating impact. During situations like these, strong legislative measures are critical in combatting the spread while also enabling the functioning of other important issues that are dealt with by the Indian Judicial System. To address the COVID-19 emergency, the Indian Government hadordered all state governments to rely on the provisions of the Epidemic Disease Act of 1897. The Central Government also exercised the authority granted by the 2005 Disaster Management Act. As the country underwent one of the most callosal health emergencies post gaining independence, current legislative tools to tackle and fight a situation as vast as that of a pandemic was found highly deficient and would require amendments in the future. The purpose of the author of this paper is to examine and display India's current provisional and legislative facility for healthcare-related emergencies, as well as to identify the lacuna in the legal provisions. On grounds of thorough scrutinization, this paper makes various suggestions for altering and improving present legislations while also discussing about the changes brought into the legislative system of India and future challenges before the nation. and advocates for the passage of comprehensive public health legislation.

The Legal Response to Pandemics

Journal of international humanitarian legal studies, 2020

The pandemic of 'severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2' (sars-CoV-2) has raised unprecedented challenges for most international legal and policy regimes and we cannot yet foresee its long-term consequences. The legal and institutional regime to prevent and control the international spread of disease, based on the World Health Organization and the International Health Regulations (ihr 2005) has also been severely tested. Critics have challenged who's apparent politicization and the ineffectiveness of the ihr 2005 as a tool to coordinate the international response to covid-19. The ihr 2005 have codified the operational model of the who Secretariat at the time of their revision, but the assumptions about who's epistemic authority and the willingness of states parties to conform to who's lead have proven overoptimistic. Still, addressing some of the major weaknesses of the ihr 2005 could give them renewed momentum and nudge states towards a more coordinated and effective response to epidemics.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and unexpected world health crisis

2020

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus and it has created unexpected world crisis which never happen after second world war. On 30 January 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19 to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and issued a set of Temporary Recommendations. There is a new public health crisis threatening the world with the emergence and spread of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) or the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus originated in bats and was transmitted to humans through yet unknown intermediary animals in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in December 2019. The objective of the paper is to identify the reason to spread COVID-19 and to identify the possible solution to prevent COVID-19. It is a qualitative research. The information has collected studying articles, books and newspapers. People can recover ...

PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 DISEASE: CRIMINAL LAW ASPECT

Facta Universitatis: Series Law and Politics, 2022

The outbreak of the contagious disease COVID-19 has led to major changes in everyday life. There is almost no segment of life and work that has not been affected. In this context, the paper analyzes the criminal law aspect of preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the Republic of Serbia, by presenting two criminal offences whose incrimination is important for pandemic control: Failure to comply with the Health Regulations during an Epidemic (Article 248 CC) and Transmitting a Contagious Disease (Article 249 CC). The work of judicial bodies during the pandemic will be presented and analyzed with reference to the statistical data issued by the Statistics Office of the Republic of Serbia on the number of criminal reports, charges, convictions and sanctions imposed for the commission of these criminal offences in the first pandemic year (2020). The statistical data will provide a clear insight into the phenomenological characteristics of this form of crime in Serbia, which will enable the formulation of recommendations for improving the response of the criminal justice system de lege ferenda.