| ID | 182475 |
| Title Proper | COVID-19 Outbreak in North Africa |
| Other Title Information | a legal analysis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tamburini, Francesco |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | North African nations, especially Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco, have been heavily affected by COVID-19 if compared to other African countries. Governments in North Africa took proactive legal measures to manage the virus threat, safeguarding population health, but also triggering repressive and invasive mechanisms that in some cases jeopardized basic freedoms and rights. This work will analyze comparatively the anti-COVID-19 legislations, pointing out how the legislative measures mirrored the level of transition of democracy, the opacity of some regimes, exploitation of the pandemic to foster repressive control, and highlighting the weakness of new democratic institutions unprepared to balance health security and democracy. |
| `In' analytical Note |
Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 56, No.7; Nov 2021: p.1738-1754 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2021-10 56, 7 |
| Key Words | Maghreb ; North Africa ; State of Emergency ; Transition to Democracy ; COVID-19 |