http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200520-133608-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/czechs-and-balances-if-the-epidemiological-situation-allows/ Czechs and Balances – If the Epidemiological Situation Allows… Vikarská, Zuzana eng 2020-05-20 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Constitutional Law Coronavirus COVID 19 State of Emergency Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 In the Czech Republic, the COVID-19 crisis has brought not only a general state of chaos but also a considerable shift of powers to the executive branch. The first shift, impairing the legislative branch, was triggered by the declaration of a state of emergency on 12 March 2020. The second shift, diminishing also the role of the judiciary, was caused by a ruling in which the Constitutional showed its unwillingness to interfere with the government’s steps.