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The Emperor has no clothes: A sober analysis of the Government response to Covid-19 Opinion piece by Eri Mountbatten-O’Malley (Edge Hill University) The Government has been criticised for doing ‘too little, too late’. Proposals to suspend duties in the Care Act, 2014, have led Disability Rights to complain that there is ‘a real … Continue reading
Online hearings and the quality of justice By Johnny Tan (LLB student, LSE) In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has increased the use of audio and video technology to maintain the functioning of the justice system. However, whether such measures can adequately replace face-to-face hearings and how … Continue reading
Germany – a federal executive power grab? By Stefan Theil (Bonavero Institute of Human Rights) The German Infectious Diseases Protection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz – IDPA) is the primary federal statute regulating the fight against covid-19 in Germany. The Act has been recently amended to provide the federal government with a greater role in enforcement and … Continue reading
Jumping in with Both Feet? By David Whalley (retired mechanical engineer) If the layperson wanted an interesting administrative and public law perspective on the new legislation regarding the UK shutdown, the UKAJI April 3rd blog, ‘ Covid-19 and the UK Administrative State’ (here) would hit the spot. The full implications of the recently introduced Covid … Continue reading
Going online, in a hurry By Margaret Doyle (University of Essex) In the 2011 film Contagion, Dr Ally Hextall of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) inoculates herself with a potential vaccine she has created to combat a deadly virus. In the midst of global panic, she decides to bypass the time needed … Continue reading
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