nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200419-182009-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200419s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200419-182009-0 doi eng 342 23 Bjørnskov, Christian Author aut The State of Emergency Virus Bjørnskov, Christian Verfassungsblog 2020-04-19 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The current pandemic is said to be the worst health crisis the world has experienced for a century. Beyond causing thousands to die and millions to lose their jobs, it has also caused more than ever before governments to declare a state of emergency and, thus, to considerably broaden their own competencies. Previous experience, however, has shown that governments do not use their additional powers to save lives but, rather, to make themselves better off. Considering that more than half of the world’s democracies have declared a state of emergency, the rule of law will be subject to a number of dangers in the following months. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Coronavirus democracy Rule of Law State of Emergency Voigt, Stefan Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-state-of-emergency-virus/ raw object