http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200514-133422-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/lithuanias-response-to-covid-19-quarantine-through-the-prism-of-human-rights-and-the-rule-of-law/ Lithuania’s Response to COVID-19: Quarantine Through the Prism of Human Rights and the Rule of Law Dagilytė, Eglè Padskočimaitė, Aušra Vainorienė, Aušra eng 2020-05-14 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Constitutional Law Coronavirus COVID 19 fundamental rights Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The COVID-19 outbreak constitutes an unprecedented challenge in the history of independent Lithuania, which in its 1992 Constitution embedded a broad list of human rights and freedoms. It seems that so far the emergency powers have been used proportionately and in a time-limited manner, albeit some concerns regarding human rights and the rule of law remain. While it is understandable that the pandemic required a quick response, more attention from the Lithuanian decision-makers on fundamental rights and the required balancing would have been welcome.