UTRILLA, DOLORES / SHABBIR, ANJUM
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the inherenttensions, weaknesses, and strengths of the European Union as apolitical, legal, economic, and social actor in times ofground-breaking disruption. structured into 7 thematic parts, with 35chapters in total, brought together by an introductory chapter:
Part I explores the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on EUinstitutional law, focusing primarily on the cha- llenges posed by the pandemic to the core principles of solidarity and rule of law, aswell as to the functioning of EU institutions, agencies, andbodies.Part II is devoted to COVID-19 legal challenges in the?eld of democracy and human rights, with a particular emphasis onmigration and data protection issues.
Part III assesses theEUs legal response to the pande- mic in the area of health and riskregulation, tackling, inter alia, the role of the precautionaryprinciple in times of scienti?c uncertainty and several issues rela-ting to the legal framework on vaccines.Part IV addresses thedelicate legal implications of the ongoing crisis in the ?eld ofbanking, ?nance, and eur
