Thisisabookforanextraordinarytime,aboutapandemicforwhichthereisnomodernprecedent.ItisaneditedcollectionoforiginalessaysonAsia’slegalandpolicyresponsestotheCovid-19pandemic,which,inamatterofmonths,sweptaroundtheglobe,infectingmillions.Ittransformeddailylifeinalmosteverycorneroftheplanet:lockdownsofcitiesandentirecountries,physicaldistancingandquarantines,travelrestrictionsandbordercontrols,movement-trackingtechnology,mandatoryclosuresofallbutessentialservices,economicdevastationandmassunemployment,andgovernmentassistanceprogramsonrecord-breakingscales.Yetapandemiconthisscale,undercontemporaryconditionsofglobalization,hasleftgovernmentsandtheiradvisorsscramblingtoimprovisesolutions,oftenthemselvesunprecedentedinmoderntimes,suchastheinitiallockdownofWuhan.ThiscollectionofessaysanalyzeslawandpolicyresponsesacrossAsia,identifyingcross-cuttingthemesandchallenges.Ittapsthecollectiveknowledgeofaninterdisciplinaryteamofsixty-oneresearchersbothintheserviceofpolicydevelopment,andwiththegoalofestablishingascholarlybaselineforresearchafterthestormhaspassed.Thecollectionbeginswithanepidemiologicaloverviewandsurveyofthelawandpolicythemes.Thejurisdiction-specificcasestudiesandcross-cuttingthematicessayscoverfivetopics:firstwavecontainmentmeasures;emergencypowers;technology,science,andexpertise;politics,religion,andgovernance;andeconomy,climate,andsustainability.Chapter20:ahref=“http://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/academic/pdf/law/RamrajCOVID19AsiaCH20.pdf“Cambodia:PublicHealth,Economic,andPoliticalDimensions/abyRatanaLy,VandanetHing,&KimsanSoyisavailableforfree.
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