Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19

Synopsis

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 with some chapters in French.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

648 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780776636436

Related ISBNs:

9780776636412, 9780776636429, 9780776636405, 9780776636412, 9780776636429, 9780776636412, 9780776636443, 9780776636443, 9780776636405

Publisher:

Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press

Date of Addition:

08/29/25

Copyrighted By:

University of Ottawa Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Medicine

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Colleen M. Flood

Edited by:

Vanessa MacDonnell

Edited by:

Jane Philpott

Edited by:

Sophie Thériault

Edited by:

Sridhar Venkatapuram