COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact and Legacy

This edited volume is based on the Petrie-Flom Center’s 2021 annual conference, which, in partnership with the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, brought experts together to consider the ethical, legal, regulatory, and broader social and institutional impacts that COVID-19 has had, as well as the longer-lasting effects it may have on our society

This year’s conference is organized in collaboration with I. Glenn Cohen, Harvard Law School, Abbe R. Gluck, Yale University, Katherine Kraschel, Yale University, and Carmel Shachar, Harvard Law School. 

From the Publisher:

“The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enduring effect across the entire spectrum of law and policy, in areas ranging from health equity and racial justice, to constitutional law, the law of prisons, federal benefit programs, election law and much more. This collection provides a critical reflection on what changes the pandemic has already introduced, and what its legacy may be. Chapters evaluate how healthcare and government institutions have succeeded and failed during this global ‘stress test,’ and explore how the US and the world will move forward to ensure we are better prepared for future pandemics. This timely volume identifies the right questions to ask as we take stock of pandemic realities and provides guidance for the many stakeholders of COVID-19’s legal legacy. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.“