Much attention has been given to the challenge posed by the covid-19 pandemic to people's health, to public health systems and to the global economy. Insufficient attention has been given to the challenge posed by the 2019 novel coronavirus to legislatures, the vital organ of democracy. This article develops a...
“CBDCs or What Fiat Currencies Are Still For” – 1st BABEL International Conference
The Conference will focus on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) 2020 has pushed the attention to the issuance of digital currencies by central banks (CBDCs) on the actual development of projects which put at the centre the possibility to take advantage of rising applications in the payment system of technologies...
Covid-19 and Constitutional Law.
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The Next Pandemic Is Here
It is time to organize in fighting diseases that emerge from animals to impact humans and disrupt society. We can prevent zoonotic infections like the COVID-19 virus by drawing on principles of environmental laws protecting nature and limiting contact with wildlife. Full Article hereDownload
Europe, public and private debt in the pandemic era
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Food Law and Policy Clinic COVID-19 Response
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) is engaged in an emergency response effort to address the impact that COVID-19 is having on our food systems. Their efforts include initiatives supporting donations of excess food due to closures of universities and other venues, analyzing opportunities to increase...
Journal of Comparative Urban Law and Policy. “Volume 4, Issue 1 (2020) Festschrift II in Honor of Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer on the Occasion of His Retirement: International Perspectives on Urban Law & Policy”
This special edition celebrates the retirement of Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer, Ben F. Johnson Jr. Chair in Law and Director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth at Georgia State University College of Law, after 55 years of teaching law. It features several tributes and articles written by...
Inter-American Commission calls on the Brazilian government to take measures to protect Indigenous communities from COVID-19
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How is COVID-19 affecting Amazonia?
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