Portugalʼs Response to COVID-19

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Ana Santos Rutschman

Villanova University - Charles Widger School of Law

Date Written: July 1, 2020

Abstract

This essay for the Regulatory Review's special series on Comparing Nations’ Responses to COVID-19 examines the early response to the pandemic in Portugal. The essay focuses on measures adopted in connection with the declarations of state of emergency and state of calamity, as well as the treatment of migrant populations throughout the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19, coronavirus, Portugal, state of emergency, state of calamity, constitutional law, immigration, migrants, religious holidays

Suggested Citation

Santos Rutschman, Ana, Portugalʼs Response to COVID-19 (July 1, 2020). The Regulatory Review 2020, Saint Louis U. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-15, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3640061 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3640061

Ana Santos Rutschman (Contact Author)

Villanova University - Charles Widger School of Law ( email )

299 N. Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA 19085
United States

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