A digital platform-driven COVID-19 vaccine drive amidst a digital divide: Lessons from India

What challenges did the Government of India face while attempting to conduct a digital platform-driven COVID-19 vaccine drive amidst India’s mass digital divide?

Rajul Sharma • January 13, 2023

Tested negative: China’s zero-COVID policy

Why is China’s zero-COVID policy so rigid? Is there any explanation other than political rationality? What obstacles will recent changes face?

Aokai Yang • December 06, 2022

Financial support during the pandemic: The rise of the zombie firm in the Netherlands

Financial support during the lockdown could create more marginally profitable or zombie firms. The longer the crisis, the higher this trend. Are there any simple solutions?

Tim Verdoes • June 04, 2021

Civil Courts Coping with Covid-19

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in civil courts - experiences in 23 countries.

Bart Krans and Anna Nylund • May 27, 2021

Are the Dutch complacent compliers? The interplay between COVID-19 regulations and the sociolegal domain

Compliance has been key in stopping the spread of COVID-19, but there is a fine line between compliance and complacency. If this line becomes blurred, what are the implications beyond the scope of the pandemic?

Julia Rootenberg, Danielle Chevalier and Maartje van der Woude • May 21, 2021

Covid: The touchstone of democracy?

With vaccinations hopefully ending the pandemic soon, a reflection on Yuval Harari’s gloomy forecast that COVID-19 benefits authoritarian regimes at the cost of democracy.

Eva Grosfeld and Michael Liu • May 17, 2021

Vaccine sovereignty and international law

Can international norms prioritise humanity before sovereignty? A pertinent question in the context of current vaccine hoarding.

Rytis Satkauskas • April 13, 2021

The effect of vaccine nationalism and the global right to health

Competition to gain fast access to Corona virus vaccines has led to vaccine nationalism. Under current circumstances, does international law recognize a global right to health that States should respect?

Senuri de Silva • February 04, 2021

A lifeline for municipalities in times of coronavirus

Municipalities are experiencing severe economic effects from the coronavirus crisis. Their financial distress requires a long-term solution to deal with these financial problems.

Carlijn van der Hek and Robin Sijbesma • January 05, 2021

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