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Download or read book Governing the Crisis: Law, Human Rights and COVID-19 written by Stefan Kirchner and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governing the Crisis: Law, Human Rights and COVID-19 is a collection of essays by an interdisciplinary group of experts from around the world who look at different human rights issues which have emerged as relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. The topics cover a range of issues in different countries, for example, tracing apps, digitalization, privacy, priority setting in health care, refugees, cruise ships or risks faced by children. Other chapters investigate the specific government responses in a number of countries. In addition, topics of wider legal interest are investigated, such as the role of constitutional courts, federalism and the concept of the state of emergency.