The Law and Human Rights in Nigeria’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
While measures followed existing public health advisories, they have raised significant legal, constitutional, human rights, and legitimacy issues.
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Read more: COVID-19 Lays Bare Ireland’s Selective Approach to Care COVID-19 Lays Bare Ireland’s Selective Approach to Care
Tensions between welfarisms that enable and those that suffocate are evident in Ireland’s move to restrict the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read more: Peru and COVID-19: Quick Response Hampered by Structural Failures Peru and COVID-19: Quick Response Hampered by Structural Failures
Strict, early measures did not lead to better control of the disease, in comparison to other countries in the region.
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Read more: Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and COVID-19 in South Africa Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and COVID-19 in South Africa
South Africa’s response has mostly respected the rule of law. It remains to be seen whether it comes out on the right or wrong side of human rights.
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Read more: Safer at Home? Yes, but Not According to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Safer at Home? Yes, but Not According to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In Wisconsin, pushback against stay-at-home orders culminated in the state Supreme Court’s decision on May 13 to reverse the state’s “Safer at Home” policy.
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Read more: Key Themes in “Global Responses to COVID-19” Symposium: Privacy and Health Rights Key Themes in “Global Responses to COVID-19” Symposium: Privacy and Health Rights
This post is the second analysis of key themes that have emerged from the digital symposium “Global Responses to COVID-19: Rights, Democracy, and the Law.”
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Read more: Rights, Democracy, and the Law in the United States During COVID-19 Rights, Democracy, and the Law in the United States During COVID-19
The selections below offer an array of perspectives on how the U.S. response to the pandemic has affected rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
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Read more: Human Rights at Risk During the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico Human Rights at Risk During the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico
The Mexican Health System is too fragile to face COVID-19 due to the corruption and lack of investment of former administrations.
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Read more: Norway and the COVID-19 Lockdown Norway and the COVID-19 Lockdown
The government’s interventionist response raises many questions with respect to the rule of law and human rights, which we explore in this blog.
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Read more: Rights Restrictions and Securitization of Health in Israel During COVID-19 Rights Restrictions and Securitization of Health in Israel During COVID-19
Beyond specific violations of rights, it is important to note that the executive used the COVID-19 crisis to limit the work of other branches of government.
