The COVID-19 Pandemic - How the World Bank can Aid its Member States to Flatten their Legal Curves

Abstract

The aim of this essay is to consider how the World Bank can provide support to the legal and justice systems of Member States, with a view to assisting them in flattening their legal curves. This essay will consider the overall implication of the Pandemic on legal and justice systems, citing examples from the current situation of some Member States. Greater emphasis will be placed on multi-jurisdictional issues besetting legal and justice systems, which are either novel or have become magnified due to COVID-19. Furthermore, this essay will recommend strategies that may be adopted by the World Bank in strengthening the legal and judicial systems of the Member States.

Keywords: World Bank, COVID-19, Law, Legal Systems, Pandemic