In this Book
- Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19
- 2020
- Book
- Published by: University of Ottawa Press
summary
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, has infected people in 212 countries so far and on every continent except Antarctica.
Vast changes to our home lives, social interactions, government functioning and relations between countries have swept the world in a few months and are difficult to hold in one’s mind at one time. That is why a collaborative effort such as this edited, multidisciplinary collection is needed. This book confronts the vulnerabilities and interconnectedness made visible by the pandemic and its consequences, along with the legal, ethical and policy responses. These include vulnerabilities for people who have been harmed or will be harmed by the virus directly and those harmed by measures taken to slow its relentless march; vulnerabilities exposed in our institutions, governance and legal structures; and vulnerabilities in other countries and at the global level where persistent injustices harm us all.
Hopefully, COVID-19 will forces us to deeply reflect on how we govern and our policy priorities; to focus preparedness, precaution, and recovery to include all, not just some.
Published in English and French.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Section A: Who Does What? Challenges and Demands of Canadian Federalism
- Section B: Making Sure Someone is Accountable: Public and Private REsponsibilities
- Section C: Civil Liberties vs. Ideas of Public Health
- Section D: Equity and Covid-19
- Section E: This Job is Gonna Kill Me: Working and Covid-19
- Section F: Global Health and Governance
- Biographies
- pp. 601-630
Additional Information
ISBN
9780776636429
Related ISBN(s)
9780776636405, 9780776636412
MARC Record
OCLC
1190673952
Pages
628
Launched on MUSE
2020-08-26
Language
English
Open Access
Yes