Covid ‐19 and the legislative response in India
The need for a comprehensive health care law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12706248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kiran Kumar Gowd (0000-0001-8111-201X, Department of Political Science University of Hyderabad Hyderabad India, corresponding author), Donthagani Veerababu (0000-0002-5532-1093, Department of Political Science University of Hyderabad Hyderabad India), Veeraiahgari Revanth Reddy (0000-0002-7409-5968, Symbiosis Law School Symbiosis International (Deemed) University Hyderabad India) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | e2669-e2669 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-3891 • E-ISSN: 1479-1854 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/pa.2669 |
| PMID | 34230815 |
| OpenAlex | W3138014434 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
The outbreak of the SARS CoV2 virus, commonly referred to as the COVID-19 pandemic, has impacted the social, economic, political, and cultural lives of citizens around the world. The sudden outbreak of the pandemic has exposed the legal preparedness, or lack thereof, of governments to reduce and contain its drastic impact. Strong legislative measures play a crucial role in any epidemic or pandemic situation. In this situation, the Indian Government has requested all state governments to invoke the Epidemic Disease Act (EDA) of 1897 to address the COVID-19 emergency. The Central Government has also used the powers provided in the Disaster Management Act (DMA) of 2005. As the country is facing its first major health emergency since independence, the existing legislative measures to deal with a COVID-19 like situation are lacking and require certain amendments to address such situations in the future. This paper aims to present the current constitutional and legislative response to health emergencies in India and attempts to identify gray areas in the statutory provisions. Based on the analysis, this paper suggests several recommendations for amending current legislation and suggests the promulgation of comprehensive public health law. This paper is largely based on primary sources such as the EDA and the DMA, regulations, guidelines, rules issued by the public authorities and court cases related to health and health emergencies along with secondary resources such as newspaper articles and published papers
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Covid ‐19 and the legislative response in India
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |