The Novel Coronavirus and Civil Rights: A Snapshot from Chile
On March 18th, the Chilean government resolved, via an executive order, a state of constitutional catastrophe in response to the novel Coronavirus.
Global Responses to COVID-19
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Read more: Restrictions in the Name of Health During COVID-19 in Finland Restrictions in the Name of Health During COVID-19 in Finland
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Finland began enacting national containment measures on March 16, 2020, after declaring a national state of emergency.
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Read more: COVID-19 in Australia: Protecting Public Health by Restricting Rights & Risking the Rule of Law COVID-19 in Australia: Protecting Public Health by Restricting Rights & Risking the Rule of Law
Australia’s COVID-19 measures were rushed out to respond to the rapidly developing pandemic. It is now time to review their effects on civil rights.
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Read more: Switzerland’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Switzerland’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The main regulatory avenue that Switzerland’s Federal Council has used in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been federal orders.
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Read more: COVID-19 in Brazil: Institutional Meltdown in the Middle of a Pandemic COVID-19 in Brazil: Institutional Meltdown in the Middle of a Pandemic
Nowhere has a democratic country witnessed such frontal and public quarrel within its own government as in Brazil.
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Read more: Sweden’s Response to COVID-19: A Tale of Trust, Recommendations, and Odorous Nudges Sweden’s Response to COVID-19: A Tale of Trust, Recommendations, and Odorous Nudges
The trust-based Swedish approach to the Corona-crisis — relatively moderate compared to most other countries — has been both hailed and heavily criticized.
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Read more: Legal Tools Used in China in the COVID-19 Emergency Legal Tools Used in China in the COVID-19 Emergency
A common feature in emergency times around the world is that more powers are employed by the government and individual rights are curtailed.
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Read more: Anti-COVID Measures Restricting Civil Liberties in Italy: Issues of Legality and Legitimacy Anti-COVID Measures Restricting Civil Liberties in Italy: Issues of Legality and Legitimacy
Since March 2020, people in Italy have experienced human rights restrictions that are unprecedented in the country’s republican history.
