Open AccessRisk and the Rule of law
Author(s) -
Janet McLean
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
policy quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-1101
pISSN - 2324-1098
DOI - 10.26686/pq.v16i3.6548
Subject(s) - rule of law , face (sociological concept) , law , political science , covid-19 , philosophy of law , law and economics , sociology , comparative law , politics , social science , medicine , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
In this article the author argues for the importance of law even in the face of a global pandemic, suggests some ways that law helps to reveal and articulate the moral issues at stake, and sketches the legal controversies surrounding the Covid-19 lockdown.