Abstract
The real meaning of the words 'epidemic' and 'pandemic'. The pandemic in history: the Antonine plague in the Roman Empire and the epidemic in Athens. The issue of the role of law in managing extraordinary events: the modern perspective and the Roman law perspective in comparison. Carl Schmitt’s theory of 'Ausnahmezustand' and the need to overcome this model. The importance of law and legal science in times of emergency.
Highlights
The real meaning of the words 'epidemic' and 'pandemic'
An epidemic occurring over a wide geographical area is called a pandemic.»
«Pandemic, outbreak of infectious disease that occurs over a wide geographical area and that is of high prevalence, generally affecting a significant proportion of the world’s population, usually over the course of several months
Summary
The real meaning of the words 'epidemic' and 'pandemic'. The pandemic in history: the Antonine plague in the Roman Empire and the epidemic in Athens. Resumen - Covid-19 y Derecho: La ciencia jurídica del siglo XXI en la era de la 'Gran Pandemia' El significado real de las palabras "epidemia" y "pandemia". La importancia del derecho y la ciencia jurídica en los periodos de emergencia.
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