http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200306-214551-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/coronavirus-health-emergencies-and-public-law-issues/ Coronavirus, Health Emergencies and Public Law Issues Vedaschi, Arianna Graziani, Chiara eng 2020-03-06 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Coronavirus Rule of Law WHO Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The outbreak of the “new” Coronavirus disease triggered an epidemic potentially evolving into a pandemic. Italy is one of the most affected areas, with 3.858 cases, confirmed by tests that public authorities are extensively performing on the population. Taking a closer look, this scenario highlights a number of challenging issues that can teach us valuable “public law lessons”.