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States' reactions to COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Belgian State
Bouhon, Frédéric; Jousten, Andy; Miny, Xavier et al.
2020
 

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Keywords :
Coronavirus; Covid-19; Pandemic; State; Federalism; Parliamentarism; Human Rights; Confidence; Emergency
Abstract :
[en] In March and April 2020, national and international news has been dominated by a single subject: a large part of the world is affected by the pandemic of the infectious disease called Covid-19, which is due to the spread of a coronavirus. In this context, extraordinary measures have been taken by states to contain the outbreak and reduce the risk of hospital overcrowding. This is notably the case of Belgium, which seems to be one of the most affected countries in proportion to its population so far. As Belgian public law scholars, we have followed the political and legal developments in Belgium since the outbreak of the crisis with great attention. In a recently authored 50-pages publication, we have described the constitutional law dimension of the Belgian response to the Covid-19 crisis as it has developed so far. In this article, published on the ICONnect blog, we provide a summary of our main findings in English. Three main findings from our study can be highlighted here. Firstly, because of the existing division of competences between the different levels of government existing in Belgium, it has been difficult for the Belgian state to provide a fully centralised response to the crisis. Secondly, the response to the Covid-19 crisis has led to considerable (temporary) changes in the relationships between the Belgian parliaments and the Belgian executives at the different levels of government. Thirdly, the Covid-19 crisis has led Belgian public authorities to enact and enforce measures which have drastically limited citizens’ fundamental rights.
[fr] Cet article paru sur le blog ICONnect propose un résumé en langue anglaise de l'étude publiée par les mêmes auteurs sur les premières réactions de l'État belge face à la pandémie de covid-19 (voy. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/246449). Il y est question de cette crise sous l'angle du droit constitutionnel, avec des développements relatifs au partage de compétences dans le cadre fédéral, aux relations entre les assemblées législatives et les exécutifs dans le contexte du parlementarisme et des ingérences dans les droits fondamentaux. Un résumé de l'étude en langue française a également été diffusé sur un autre blog (voy. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/246449).
Disciplines :
Public law
Author, co-author :
Bouhon, Frédéric ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit public et administratif
Jousten, Andy ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit public
Miny, Xavier ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit public
Slautsky, Emmanuel;  Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB
Language :
English
Title :
States' reactions to COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Belgian State
Publication date :
April 2020
Journal title :
ICONnect - Blog of the International Journal of Constitutional Law
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