Article by Yana Litins'ka and Oleksandra Karpenko. Vol. 27, No. 4. European Journal of Health Law.
August 13, 2020.
COVID-19 became a stress-test for many legal systems because it required that a balance be found between rapid action to prevent the spread of the disease and a continued respect for human rights. Many states in Europe, including Ukraine, chose to enforce an obligation to self-isolate. In this article we review what the obligation to self-isolate entails in the case of Ukraine. We also analyse whether such an obligation should be viewed as a deprivation or a mere restriction of liberty and if it is permissible under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
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