The right to resist in times of Covid-19

The case of the Belarusian professional football

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ID5774601
AuthorsFelipe Augusto Loschi Crisafulli (0000-0003-2604-0521, University of Coimbra, corresponding author)
Year2021
Issue58
Publication date2021-05-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Direito Estado e Sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1516-6104 • E-ISSN: 1982-0879
PublisherPrograma de Pos Graduacao em Direito da PUC-Rio (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17808/des.58.1708
OpenAlexW3157579378
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited22

The morality embedded in the mind of the masses is: respect the authorities and obey the rules and laws of the society in which they live. Nonetheless, there is a tension between a blind, unthinking obedience and the right to make autonomous moral decisions, namely when such authorities or their acts are corrupt or illegitimate. In that situation, should citizens think for themselves, they would not be actually circumventing the community rules, defying the constituted authorities or being deviant individuals, but carrying out their will, making their own moral decisions and defending their rights and wellness. This is what people, especially the professional footballers, are facing in Belarus, whether following the recommendations of the World Health Organization and most of the virologists around the globe or the President's coronavirus guidelines. Nevertheless, the best option seems to be the enforcement of an old but not outdated right (and/or duty?): the resistance

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