Open AccessImpact on Democracy of Emergency Measures Against Covid-19
Author(s) -
Afrim Krasniqi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ials student law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2053-7646
DOI - 10.14296/islr.v8i1.5268
Subject(s) - authoritarianism , democracy , sincerity , political science , pandemic , politics , covid-19 , political economy , government (linguistics) , enforcement , public administration , development economics , sociology , law , economics , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Whilst there is significant discussion globally on the thesis that the Coronavirus is emboldening autocrats the world over through vastly expanded emergency powers, extraordinary measures and reliance on enforcement rather than on expendable democratic subtleties, this paper focuses on the particular case of Albania to show that even though the level of illiberal thrust in this country is far from equalling that of authoritarian regimes, a host of key similarities are already there, and the substance behind those similarities is equally worrying.
In Albania, the operationalisation of the pandemic has made room for the relentless advancement of the government’s political agenda, giving rise to serious doubts about the sincerity of the government-sponsored measures, their end effects and their compatibility with public interest and constitutional framework.