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Informationen zum Autor Nadav Morag is Professor of Security Studies and Chair of the Department of Security Studies at Sam Houston State University. He also serves on the faculty of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of Comparative Homeland Security: Global Lessons, 2nd Edition (Wiley and Sons, 2018) and has authored numerous articles and book chapters on terrorism, strategy and the Middle East. Klappentext IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMICEnables Readers to Understand the Impact of International Legislative and Policy Responses to the COVID-19 PandemicThe wide array of legal and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have significant implications regarding the functioning of countries and their respective societies. This book addresses the impact of international legislative and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in a range of countries.To aid the reader in understanding country-specific developments, each chapter focuses on a specific country and addresses the legal frameworks and policy approaches used to support measures to prevent transmission and otherwise reduce the impact of the virus on society and the economy. Sample topics discussed in the work include:* The effect certain policies may have on civil liberties, such as due process, and the right to privacy in specific countries* The provision of public goods in the face of the pandemicPolicymakers in public health agencies and other branches of government, along with academics studying global pandemic response, homeland security, and emergency management will be able to use this book as a comprehensive resource to understand the current state of COVID-19 policies around the world and the potential future effects of these policies. Zusammenfassung IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMICEnables Readers to Understand the Impact of International Legislative and Policy Responses to the COVID-19 PandemicThe wide array of legal and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have significant implications regarding the functioning of countries and their respective societies. This book addresses the impact of international legislative and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in a range of countries.To aid the reader in understanding country-specific developments, each chapter focuses on a specific country and addresses the legal frameworks and policy approaches used to support measures to prevent transmission and otherwise reduce the impact of the virus on society and the economy. Sample topics discussed in the work include:* The effect certain policies may have on civil liberties, such as due process, and the right to privacy in specific countries* The provision of public goods in the face of the pandemicPolicymakers in public health agencies and other branches of government, along with academics studying global pandemic response, homeland security, and emergency management will be able to use this book as a comprehensive resource to understand the current state of COVID-19 policies around the world and the potential future effects of these policies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors xiii Foreword xv Preface xix Section 1 Countries with a Focus on the Rule of Law and Legal Protections of Civil Liberties 1 1 The Netherlands: Dutch COVID-19 Policy Viewed from a Fundamental Rights Perspective 3 Adriaan J. Wierenga and Jorrit Westerhof 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Disaster Management in the Netherlands 4 1.2.1 Functional and General Chain of Command 4 1.2.2 The COVID-19 Crisis 5 1.3 The Public Health Act 2008 (Functional Chain of Command) 5 1.3.1 National Crisis Structure 6 1.3.2 Measures 7 1.4 Municipal Emergency Powers (General Chain of Command) 8 1.4.1 Areas of Tension 8 1.4.2 Debatable Limitations of Fundame...
