COVID-19, Law, and Regulation - Rights, Freedoms, and Obligations in a Pandemic (Hardcover)

COVID-19 is the most severe pandemic the world has experienced in a century. This book analyses major legal and regulatory responses internationally to COVID-19, and the impact the pandemic has had on human rights and freedoms, governance, the obligations of states and individuals, as well the role of the World Health Organization and other international bodies during this time. The authors examine notable legal challenges to public health measures enforced during the pandemic, such as lockdown orders, curfews, and vaccine mandates. Importantly, the book contextualizes the legal analysis by examining the broader social and economic dimensions of risks posed by the pandemic. The book considers how COVID-19 impacted the operation of the criminal justice system, civil litigation concerning negligently caused deaths and business losses arising from contractual breaches, consumer protection litigation, disciplinary regulation of health practitioners, coronial inquests and other investigations of unexpected deaths, and occupational health and safety issues. The book reflects on the role of the law in facilitating the remarkable scientific and epidemiological achievements during the pandemic, but also the challenges of ensuring the swift production and equitable distribution of treatments and vaccines. It concludes by considering the possibilities that the legal and regulatory responses to this pandemic have illuminated for effectively tackling future global health crises.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2023
Authors:	Belinda Bennett (Professor of Law) • Ian Freckelton AO KC (Co-Director of Studies, Health and Medical Law) • Gabrielle Wolf (Associate Professor)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	720
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-289674-2
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law Books > Law > International law > Public international law > Diplomatic law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Public health & safety law Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-289674-1
Barcode:	9780192896742

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