The Rule of Law in Peru: Beset by Corruption and the Pandemic

<p>It has now been a year since the beginning of this prolonged pandemic, the state of emergency (decreed on March 15, 2020 and extended throughout this entire time), the various levels of confinement and restrictions on civil liberties such as freedom of movement and the right of assembly, an...

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Main Author: David Lovatón
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description <p>It has now been a year since the beginning of this prolonged pandemic, the state of emergency (decreed on March 15, 2020 and extended throughout this entire time), the various levels of confinement and restrictions on civil liberties such as freedom of movement and the right of assembly, and a severe economic recession. At this point, our balance sheet is in the red. This is not only because we reached an official death toll of 52,000 and some 1.5 million cases of infection by March of this year, but also because there has been a severe weakening of institutions, which would explain—in part—why Peru is one of the countries in Latin America that has been hardest hit by COVID-19.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-9478f26793ea4c4788a7c626fcc14da22022-12-22T01:29:04ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044The Rule of Law in Peru: Beset by Corruption and the PandemicDavid Lovatón<p>It has now been a year since the beginning of this prolonged pandemic, the state of emergency (decreed on March 15, 2020 and extended throughout this entire time), the various levels of confinement and restrictions on civil liberties such as freedom of movement and the right of assembly, and a severe economic recession. At this point, our balance sheet is in the red. This is not only because we reached an official death toll of 52,000 and some 1.5 million cases of infection by March of this year, but also because there has been a severe weakening of institutions, which would explain—in part—why Peru is one of the countries in Latin America that has been hardest hit by COVID-19.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/the-rule-of-law-in-peru-beset-by-corruption-and-the-pandemic/COVID 19, Peru
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