nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210407-170939-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210407s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|ger|| 10.17176/20210407-170939-0 doi ger 342 23 Mangold, Anna Katharina Author aut Germany and COVID-19: A Most Eventful Year Mangold, Anna Katharina Verfassungsblog 2021-04-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In January 2020, information about a highly contagious virus in Wuhan started to get public attention in Germany. Initially, as can be expected in times of crisis, it was mostly the executive that took action. Due to federal competence allocation, first acted the local authorities in their capacity as health authorities, soon joined by the governments of the federal states (Länder) and the federal government. By now, legislative amendments have formed a massive body of Corona legislation, covering various aspects of economic and social life in Germany. The debate has mainly focused on questions of vertical and horizontal separation of powers, the role of expertise in the Covid response, and restrictions of fundamental rights as adjudicated by courts. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 COVID 19 Germany Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/germany-and-covid-19-a-most-eventful-year/ raw object