• Impact on Democracy of Emergency Measures Against Covid-19 - The Case of Albania

    Author(s):
    Afrim Krasniqi (see profile)
    Date:
    2021
    Item Type:
    Article
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/a1df-ay78
    Abstract:
    Whilst there is significant discussion globally on the thesis that the Coronavirus is emboldening autocrats the world over through vastly expanded emergency powers, extraordinary measures and reliance on enforcement rather than on expendable democratic subtleties, this paper focuses on the particular case of Albania to show that even though the level of illiberal thrust in this country is far from equaling that of authoritarian regimes, a host of key similarities are already there, and the substance behind those similarities is equally worrying. In Albania, the operationalization of the pandemic has made room for the relentless advancement of the government’s political agenda, giving rise to serious doubts about the sincerity of the government-sponsored measures, their end effects and their compatibility with public interest and constitutional framework.
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    Pub. DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.14296/islr.v8i1.5268
    Publisher:
    Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
    Pub. Date:
    2021
    Journal:
    IALS Student Law Review
    Volume:
    IX
    Issue:
    Special Issue
    Page Range:
    28 - 38
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 months ago
    License:
    Attribution

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