The rule of law as the perimeter of legitimacy for COVID-19 responses
Book chapter
Grogan, J. and Beqiraj, J. 2022. The rule of law as the perimeter of legitimacy for COVID-19 responses. in: Grogan, J. and Donald, A. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Law and the COVID-19 Pandemic Abingdon, Oxon Routledge. pp. 201-213
Chapter title | The rule of law as the perimeter of legitimacy for COVID-19 responses |
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Authors | Grogan, J. and Beqiraj, J. |
Abstract | This chapter examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on governance and legal systems, and evaluates the actions taken by governments in response to the health crisis against the standards of the rule of law. Identifying concerning trends in executive aggrandisement and rule of law backsliding, it argues how practices undermining the rule of law also undermine effective pandemic response. It advocates a way forward for governance during and following the health emergency, building on lessons to be learned on how best to formulate policy and design the most effective legal measures which can be gleaned from collective global experience. Improving both the quality of law and the use of law can bolster public trust in governance which is, itself, an essential element in the most effective strategies in response to the pandemic. However, such adherence rests on a balance between accountable and rationalised executive decision-making, and the active scrutiny and review of the legislature and the judiciary. |
Page range | 201-213 |
Book title | Routledge Handbook of Law and the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Editors | Grogan, J. and Donald, A. |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of publication | Abingdon, Oxon |
Series | Routledge Handbooks in Law |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9781032078854 |
Electronic | 9781003211952 |
Paperback | 9781032078878 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 16 May 2022 |
17 May 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 Mar 2022 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003211952-19 |
Related Output | |
Is part of | Routledge Handbook of law and the COVID-19 pandemic |
Is part of | https://www.routledge.com/9781032078854 |
Language | English |
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