(Un)Governing: COVID-19 response in the UK

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Grogan, J. 2022. (Un)Governing: COVID-19 response in the UK. in: Grogan, J. and Donald, A. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Law and the COVID-19 Pandemic Routledge. pp. 60-71
Chapter title(Un)Governing: COVID-19 response in the UK
AuthorsGrogan, J.
Abstract

The United Kingdom’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed fractures in the constitutional settlement of power between government, parliament, and the devolved legislatures, and has been characterised by hypertrophied executive dominance, U-turn policymaking, and the extended adoption of severely restrictive measures. This chapter examines the challenges the pandemic has presented to law and governance, parliamentary oversight and accountability, devolution, and for human rights, civil liberties and access to justice within the wider political, economic and social context. It critically analyses the law and decision-making process in response to the global health emergency across the UK, and in doing so, highlights where reform is needed in preparation for future crises.

Page range60-71
Book titleRoutledge Handbook of Law and the COVID-19 Pandemic
EditorsGrogan, J. and Donald, A.
PublisherRoutledge
SeriesRoutledge Handbooks in Law
ISBN
Hardcover9781032078854
Electronic9781003211952
Paperback9781032078878
Publication dates
Online16 May 2022
Print17 May 2022
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Deposited10 Mar 2022
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003211952-6
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LanguageEnglish
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