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2021 | 16 | 73-83

Article title

Human Rights and SARS-CoV-2 – some observations on Public Emergency threating the Life of the Nation

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PL
Prawa człowieka i SARS-CoV-2 – uwagi o „niebezpieczeństwie publicznym zagrażającym życiu narodu"

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PL
Przedmiotem artykułu są zagadnienia związane z derogacją międzynarodowych zobowiązań państw płynących z międzynarodowej ochrony praw człowieka. Mimo iż klauzule derogacyjne znajdują się w treści wielu traktatów chroniących praw człowieka, ich stosowanie jest postrzegane w kategoriach wyjątku, co pociąga za sobą rygorystyczną ocenę ich legalności. Powszechnie przyjmuje się, że derogacja zobowiązań prawnoczłowieczych jest dopuszczalna tylko w wyjątkowych sytuacjach, określanych zazwyczaj jako „wojna lub inne niebezpieczeństwo publiczne zagrażające życiu narodu. Artykuł jest próbą odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy pandemia COVID-19 może być uznana za taką okoliczność, a co za tym idzie, stanowić uzasadnienie dla środków podejmowanych przez państwa w celu zwalczania koronawirusa.
EN
This paper tackles the issue of derogation of State’s international obligations in the field of human rights protection. Although derogation clauses are often included in human rights treaties, their application is regarded as an exception rather than a rule and undergo strict scrutiny as to their legality. It is universally acknowledged that such derogation is allowed in the most severe of circumstances, usually referred as “war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation”. The Author therefore considers whether the global COVID-19 pandemic might be categorized as such and thereby justify the measures undertaken by States to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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16

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73-83

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published
2021

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Publication order reference

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki
2079487

YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_25312_2391-5145_16_2021_06jp
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