Municipal administrative sanctions in Brussels in the face of the COVID-19 crisis
The measures adopted during the first lockdown from March to June 2020 were characterised by their unheard-of impact on the use public space. Previously harmless types of behaviour had been made into offences. From the beginning, the punishment of these offences was a priority for the Belgian author...
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| description | The measures adopted during the first lockdown from March to June 2020 were characterised by their unheard-of impact on the use public space. Previously harmless types of behaviour had been made into offences. From the beginning, the punishment of these offences was a priority for the Belgian authorities. In the Brussels Region, the municipal administrative sanctions (MAS) ensured this repressive approach in an unprecedented interrelation with criminal enforcement. Based on the analysis of quantitative and qualitative empirical data, this article examines the outlines and applications of this “exception for Brussels” in terms of issues related to the use of public space in a city characterised by significant socio-spatial inequalities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22e4173d8a0248298821710cdb4d6da32023-06-07T12:30:55ZengUniversité Saint-Louis BruxellesBrussels Studies2031-02932023-05-0110.4000/brussels.6845Municipal administrative sanctions in Brussels in the face of the COVID-19 crisisDiletta TattiThe measures adopted during the first lockdown from March to June 2020 were characterised by their unheard-of impact on the use public space. Previously harmless types of behaviour had been made into offences. From the beginning, the punishment of these offences was a priority for the Belgian authorities. In the Brussels Region, the municipal administrative sanctions (MAS) ensured this repressive approach in an unprecedented interrelation with criminal enforcement. Based on the analysis of quantitative and qualitative empirical data, this article examines the outlines and applications of this “exception for Brussels” in terms of issues related to the use of public space in a city characterised by significant socio-spatial inequalities.http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/6845Municipalitieslawpublic spacesocial inequalitiesmunicipal administrative sanctions |
| spellingShingle | Diletta Tatti Municipal administrative sanctions in Brussels in the face of the COVID-19 crisis Brussels Studies Municipalities law public space social inequalities municipal administrative sanctions |
| title | Municipal administrative sanctions in Brussels in the face of the COVID-19 crisis |
| title_full | Municipal administrative sanctions in Brussels in the face of the COVID-19 crisis |
| title_fullStr | Municipal administrative sanctions in Brussels in the face of the COVID-19 crisis |
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| title_short | Municipal administrative sanctions in Brussels in the face of the COVID-19 crisis |
| title_sort | municipal administrative sanctions in brussels in the face of the covid 19 crisis |
| topic | Municipalities law public space social inequalities municipal administrative sanctions |
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