About the project
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Our research project, led by Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth JD, Ll.M, Ph.D, aims to map out the constitutional implications of the Covid-19 pandemic with a global database from the related constitutional case law.
Several scholars have pointed out numerous legal aspects of the public health emergency during the recent years. Significant contributions have focused on the extra-ordinary restrictions on fundamental rights and also the separation of powers aspects of the crisis. However the comparative analysis of the related constitutional case law is still to be systematized by the literature. The constitutional courts (or supreme courts with constitutional review competencies) have reflected on several aspects of the pandemic. The deeper understanding of this constitutional practice would lead to the reconsideration of several issues even in the theoretical and practical field concerning the scope and the extent of emergencies, the limitations on fundamental rights during these periods, on the separation of powers between the main constitutional actors under extra-ordinary circumstances, and also on the constitutional impact of a global pandemic. However, on several occasions it has been reported that the difficulties as regards the availability of the required information constitute significant obstructive factors for such research projects. Therefore, our research group, comprised of constitutional lawyers and experts with relevant informatics and database-related knowledge, will establish a database from the constitutional court rulings linked to the extra-ordinary public health situation. This data set will serve as a key source for numerous further research projects.
The outcome of this project will be a user-friendly, multilayered platform in English, aided by legal research and information technology instruments, facilitating the further creation of substantial scientific works. Its overall added value lies in the database’s unprecedented focus on constitutional review, with a broad coverage of countries, jurisdictions, and constitutional topics. In addition, by ensuring access to the original sources as much as possible, and owing to careful verification, all information provided in the database will be of guaranteed authenticity. Apart from simply providing information, our research project will offer access in a systematized way, specific to Covid-19-related national constitutional case law.
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