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Coronavirus and the Rule of Law 2020-2021

Envisioning the post-pandemic metropolis: Learnings from Mumbai, India and Tel-Aviv Israel. Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, April 6, 2021

Mobilization, Interaction, Contention: Relations Between NGOs/Civil Society and States in Times of Covid-19. Call for proposals for an Interdisciplinary Workshop. Deadline for submission: March 1, 2021

Trust & Regulatory Governance in an Age of Crisis - TiGRE Webinar, January 27th: Professors Mark Findlay and Alicia Wee will present their work on The Impact of Citizen Exclusion: Understanding Community Disquiet against Pandemic Surveillance Technology

Law, Cyber and COVID-19: AI and Big Data in Decision-Making (Day 1),  Wed, 09/12/2020 - 18:00 to 20:00

Militarised Lockdowns in Response to COVID-19 Across Africa - African Law Association Virtual Speaker Session. November 11, 2020

The "State of Emergency" as the Rule and Not the Exception: crisis conditions and exploitative lawmaking during COVID-19 and beyond. London School of Economics, the Department of Law. Wednesday 21 October 2020

Expert talk about the Global Perspectives for Rule of Law Promotion after the Pandemic. RSF Hub, Freie Universitat Berlin,Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 2 pm – 3.30 pm CEST (Berlin time).

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to enhance the role of parliaments in reducing the risk to disasters. UNDRR with IPU and WHO, July 9, 2020


Prof. Dr. Jan Soeffner: A state of Exception Beyond Carl Schmitt: Corona in Germany  The Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES) with the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Wxtreme Conditions, June 18, 2020

A Social Minimum in the Time of Pandemic: Territorial and Extraterritorial Guarantees. The Minerva Center for Human Rights, A 2-part On-line Symposium: June 18 & 22, 2020

Online Panel: COVID-19 States of Emergency – Response, Reform and Recovery. RECONNECT EU, June 18, 2020

The Role of Innovation Ecosystems: In Regular and Crisis Time. The Federmann Cyber Security Research Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem together with MIT Innovation Initiative, June 3, 2020: Examples for Cybersecurity Innovation Ecosystems, and June 4, 2020: The Role of Cybersecurity Ecosystems in Times of Crisis

Prof. Eli Salzberger: Covid-19 and legal responses: the case of Israel in comparative and theoretical perspectives.Covid-19 and legal responses: the case of Israel in comparative and theoretical perspectives. in: CDEA Conference 'Law and the Effects of COVID-19, June 2nd, 2020, 19:00 Israel time

Threats to Democracy During COVID-19 Crisis: Concerns with the Rule of Law in the EU. ‏‏‏‎B'nai B'rith International, May 11, 2020

Stefan Voigt, Christian Bjørnskov and Nir Kosti:Declarations of state of emergency and government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, May 4 , 2020 See here for recording on YouTube

Itay Epshtain: Normative Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic Humanitarian Response and Human Rights Protection. The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, April 30, 2020 See here for recording on YouTube

Amnon Reichman: Webinar: Judicial Review and the Corona Virus.  The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, April 26, 2020. See here for recording on YouTube

Fighting Pandemics: Foreign and International Legislative Frameworks. Webinar hosted by the Library of Congress, Tuesday, April 23, 2020

Transitions to and From Democracy: What Role for Constitutional Courts? Prof. Francesco Biagi from the University of Bologna, at the Minerva Center for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University. Wednesday, April 22, 7pm (Israel)

Gad Barzilai: Democracies amid Legal Emergencies: Why models are limited, but some are useful. The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, April 19 at 18:00- 19:30

Fighting Pandemics: Foreign and International Legislative Frameworks. Webinar hosted by the Library of Congress, Tuesday, April 23, 2020

Transitions to and From Democracy: What Role for Constitutional Courts? Prof. Francesco Biagi from the University of Bologna, at the Minerva Center for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University. Wednesday, April 22, 7pm (Israel)

Webinar: The Global Coronavirus Emergency and the Rule of Law. The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, April 2nd, 2020 

COVID-19 Symposium: “Can They Really Do That?” States’ Obligations Under the International Health Regulations in Light of COVID-19 (Part I). Opinio Juris, March 31, 2020

COVID-19 Symposium: “Can They Really Do That?” States’ Obligations Under the International Health Regulations in Light of COVID-19 (Part II)