Ars Boni Ars Boni 138 - Update: Legal Impact of Covid19 in the UK (Emily Johnson)
One of the first ideas we had when launching #arsboni
was to dedicate it to first-hand reports of our international team members on the situation in their home countries. One of the first episodes of this podcast was dealing with the then still new situation in the UK. Check out the first episode on Covid19 in UK a year ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pAF27E11HE
Today, a year later, we look again into UK: Our team member Emily Johnson will give us an update on the legal and educational implications of Covid-19 in the UK in spring 2021.
Links:
Guidance from the Government website
- General Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
- Guidance on rules: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-coronavirus-restrictions-what-you-can-and-cannot-do
- Guidance for higher education institutions: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses
- Data on vaccinations: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations
BBC Articles
- Covid rules: https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-52530518
- Vaccinations: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55274833
- Right to protest: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56466291
Discussions by human rights groups
- Liberty – rules and rights: https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/advice_information/coronavirus-know-your-rights/
- Liberty – suggested amendment to current Covid regulations: https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/fundamental/coronavirus/
- Liberty – right to protest: https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/advice_information/can-i-attend-a-protest-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown/
- Big Brother Watch – right to protest: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/2021/03/mps-call-for-protest-exemption-to-lockdown-law/
- Big Brother Watch – emergency powers: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/
R (Dolan) v Secretary of State of Health and Social Care
- https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dolan-v-SSHSC-judgment-011220-.pdf
Law Society Gazette