Thread by @JamesTurner37, An interesting paper here on “emergency powers”:https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/legal-updates/why-did-government-not-use-the-civil-contingencies-act/5103742.article A slightly different perspective here:https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2020/04/02/the-coron [...]

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An interesting paper here on “emergency powers”: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/legal-updates/why-did-government-not-use-the-civil-contingencies-act/5103742.article

Everybody should accept that there is a public health emergency, but whether the Coronavirus Act is the best medicine is in doubt.

A slightly different perspective here: https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2020/04/02/the-coronavirus-act-2020-when-legislation-goes-viral-part-one/

In the first of two extended articles, Darragh Coffey analyses the emergency legislation passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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