The Crucial Effects of COVID-19 on Digital Law

13 Pages Posted: 10 Apr 2020 Last revised: 13 Apr 2020

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Ahmet Yavuz Uşaklıoğlu

University of California, Berkeley - School of Law; City University London

Date Written: April 10, 2020

Abstract

The whole world was affected by COVID-19 immensely. Lots of businesses, schools, universities could execute their duties with the digital devices and programs. Today, digitalization is not an option, but is an obligation for post-modern individual. In addition, digitalization touches every aspect of life and forces many areas to radical changes. Law is also a discipline that will be affected very intensely by digitalization. Thus, the law which regulates every relations, situations and acts is under obligation of providing justice. Hence, the law, which is located in the center of life, will be affected by digital developments when everything is getting digitalized especially in Post-Corona period. In this context, this article illustrates the crucial effects of Corona Virus on Digital Law.

Keywords: Digital Law, Corona Virus (COVID- 19), Digitalization, Transformation of States' Political Regimes, Totalitarian technology

Suggested Citation

Uşaklıoğlu, Ahmet Yavuz, The Crucial Effects of COVID-19 on Digital Law (April 10, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3572561 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3572561

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