Pandemics, Punishment, and Public Health
Covid-19 and Criminal Law in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6173860 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Lelliott (0000-0001-7594-1073), Andreas Schloenhardt (0000-0003-2047-875X), Ruby Ioannou |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | University of New South Wales Law Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-0096 • E-ISSN: 1839-2881 |
| Publisher | University of New South Wales Law Journal (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.53637/epgq3319 |
| OpenAlex | W3158106673 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article examines the scope, application, and implications of criminal offences relating to the containment of COVID-19 in Australia. Drawing in part on existing research concerning criminalisation of HIV transmission, the article highlights actual and potential discriminatory consequences of the criminal justice approach to COVID-19, as well as consequences for persons’ right to health. The article concludes that criminal offences relating to the spread of the virus must be precisely and narrowly circumscribed to be both fair and meaningful. Criminal prosecution and punishment can only be justified in a very small number of situations. Broad use of coercive and punitive powers, together with stigmatising rhetoric, may well be counterproductive to public health goals
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminal justice · Criminal law · Criminology · Pandemic · Political science · Project commissioning · Public health · Publishing · Punishment (psychology · Punitive damages · Rhetoric · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |