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The response to COVID-19 and human rights' challenges in Fiji and Vanuatu: were the measures proportionate?

Mosses, Morsen and Geparo, Talitha-Kumi (2021) The response to COVID-19 and human rights' challenges in Fiji and Vanuatu: were the measures proportionate? Comparative Law Journal of the Pacific, 26 . pp. 177-192. ISSN 1772-1644

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Abstract

Pacific island countries reported their first cases of COVID-19 during the month of March 2020. While some countries like Vanuatu declared a national state of emergency, some others like Fiji imposed evening curfews and used location-specific lockdowns around areas where reported cases emerged. Pacific governments subsequently put in place measures aiming to protect the public health from the coronavirus. Some of the laws and regulations made include restriction on freedom of speech and expression, and also on freedom of movement. This article focusses on the measures introduced in Fiji and Vanuatu.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: K Law > K Law (General)
K Law > KZ Law of Nations
Divisions: School of Law and Social Sciences (SoLaSS)
Depositing User: Morsen Mosses
Date Deposited: 04 Feb 2022 01:06
Last Modified: 04 Feb 2022 01:06
URI: http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/13167
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