The Elusive Legitimacy of EU Soft Law: An Analysis of Consultation and Participation in the Process of Adopting COVID-19 Soft Law in the EU [0.03%]
欧盟软法的合法性：以欧盟新冠疫情期间软法制定过程中的协商和参与为例进行分析
Mariolina Eliantonio,Oana Ştefan
Mariolina Eliantonio
This article takes issue with the legitimacy of EU soft law instruments issued to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. Up to August 2020, we identified a total of 197 such instruments, and analysed the procedures for their adoption. We found litt...
"This Is Not A Rule": COVID-19 in England & Wales and Criminal Justice Governance via Guidance [0.03%]
“这不是规则”：英格兰和威尔士的新冠肺炎疫情与刑事司法治理中的指导性文件
John Sorabji,Steven Vaughan
John Sorabji
While soft law is an integral part of the efficient and effective functioning of public administration in England & Wales, the extent to which it was deployed in response to COVID-19 is striking, with over 400 pieces of "guidance and regula...
Sweden: Non-binding Rules against the Pandemic - Formalism, Pragmatism and Some Legal Realism [0.03%]
瑞典：反对疫情的非约束性规则——形式主义、实用主义和一些法律现实主义
Henrik Wenander
Henrik Wenander
Swedish measures to fight the spread of COVID-19 differ from the strategies used in other comparable countries. In contrast to the lockdown approach that has been applied in many European countries, the Swedish strategy has been based to a ...
Dolores Utrilla Fernández-Bermejo
Dolores Utrilla Fernández-Bermejo
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, between March and July 2020, Spanish national and regional authorities made extensive use of soft law mechanisms to fight the spread of the virus and to tackle the consequences of the crisis. Soft law was use...
The Role of COVID-19 Soft Law Measures in Italy: Much Ado about Nothing? [0.03%]
意大利的新冠疫情软法措施作用几何？不容小觑！
Flaminia Aperio Bella,Cristiana Lauri,Giorgio Capra
Flaminia Aperio Bella
This article considers the role of non-binding legal instruments adopted in Italy against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the early months of 2020. To verify whether the use of such instruments restricted fundamental and human rights beyond constit...
Domestic Soft Law Regulation during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Hungary: A Novel Regulatory Approach to a Unique Global Challenge [0.03%]
匈牙利新冠肺炎封锁期间的国内软法监管：应对全球独特挑战的新颖监管方法
Petra Lea Láncos,László Christián
Petra Lea Láncos
On 13 March 2020 the Hungarian Government announced the immediate closure of all schools throughout the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19 forcing several hundred thousand children to learn from home, and teachers to ensure their edu...
Killing me Softly? Scrutinising the Role of Soft Law in Greece's Response to COVID-19 [0.03%]
温柔地杀死我？审视希腊对新冠肺炎疫情的软法回应
Evangelia Lilian Tsourdi,Niovi Vavoula
Evangelia Lilian Tsourdi
Greece emerged as the EU's poster child in the fight against COVID-19 during the first few months of the pandemic. In this contribution, we assess Greece's use of soft regulation in its regulatory response to COVID-19. Using "acts of legisl...
Matthias Knauff
Matthias Knauff
In combating the coronavirus pandemic in Germany, soft law has played an important, albeit not a central, role. Its use basically corresponds with that of "normal circumstances". In accordance with the German constitutional order, almost al...
"Could You, Would You, Should You?" Regulating Cross-Border Travel Through COVID-19 Soft Law in Finland [0.03%]
“能否、愿否、应否？”芬兰通过新冠疫情软法规范跨境旅行
Emilia Korkea-Aho,Martin Scheinin
Emilia Korkea-Aho
In the coronavirus pandemic that has swept the world, the Finnish Government, like many of its peers, has issued policy measures to combat the virus. Many of these measures have been implemented in law, including measures taken under the Em...
Soft Law in the Prevention and Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: Between Legality Concerns and Limited Participatory Possibilities [0.03%]
软法在中国新冠肺炎疫情防控中的作用：兼论合法性与有限的参与性
Xiezhong Cheng
Xiezhong Cheng
As a previously unknown virus, the spread of the coronavirus challenged not only medical science and public health systems, but also public governance in all countries. In order to tackle the COVID-19 crisis in China, public authorities at ...