nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200425-164920-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200425s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200425-164920-0 doi eng 342 23 Emmons, Cassandra V. Author aut International Human Rights Law and COVID-19 States of Emergency Emmons, Cassandra V. Verfassungsblog 2020-04-25 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier As has been highlighted by other contributors to this Symposium, emergency decrees have already been used to achieve political ambitions beyond addressing COVID-19 in places like Hungary or Bulgaria. While states bear the responsibility of protecting their nations, modern day international human rights law is designed precisely to protect people from governments that abuse their powers. What limits does international human rights law impose on governments during emergencies? Can they be enforced? And how does COVID-19 fit in these conceptualizations? funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Coronavirus COVID 19 emergency powers international human rights Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/international-human-rights-law-and-covid-19-states-of-emergency/ raw object