KAS Australia’s latest edition of its Periscope – Occasional Analysis Paper Series is entitled ‘In the Matter of State v Liberty – Reflections on the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic’. The edition includes analyses of Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa’s responses to the ongoing public health crisis, their compliance with the rule of law and, in particular, the principle of proportionality, as well as preliminary conclusions that may be drawn from it. You can choose from the following contributions:
In the matter of State v Liberty - Reflections on the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic: Australia
The Hon Robert S French AC - former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
Germany’s Protective Measures against the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stress Test for the German Rechtsstaat
Prof Dr hc Rudolf Mellinghoff - former President of the Federal Supreme Finance Court of Germany and Dr Philipp Maetz – Research Assistant at said Court
In the matter of State v Liberty - Reflections on the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic: The Case of Australia
Laureate Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders AO, School of Law, University of Melbourne
Combatting the CoViD-19 Pandemic – The Case of Germany
Prof Juergen Broehmer - Professor of Law, School of Law, Murdoch University (Perth)
The New Zealand Response
Dr Andrew Butler - Barrister, Thorndon Chambers
Balancing Rights and Restrictions
Ashwin Raj - Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission of Fiji
Assessing Samoa’s Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Beatrice Tabangcora - Assistant Lecturer and Researcher, School of Law, University of the South Pacific
Conclusions
Anne McNaughton – Director, Centre for European Studies and Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Australian National University
