RESTRICTIONS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS DURING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY GENERATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

During the state of emergency declared for limiting the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the central and local governmental authorities imposed a series of restrictions on fundamental human rights and freedoms, of essentially temporary nature and, where appropriate, tailored to meet the expected or actual severity level of the epidemic, aimed at eliminating the risk factors and minimising the effects on the population. National and international public policies focused on threats to public health, these threats being seen as a global human security issue for which governmental authorities intervened through firm and prompt measures that took into account the public interest, even by affecting fundamental rights and freedoms at the individual level. The purpose of this article is to identify the legal framework at the national level regarding the adoption of restrictions in exceptional circumstances, the restrictive measures that were put in place during the emergency period declared in the context of the coronavirus pandemic while highlighting the role of the armed forces in implementing and monitoring compliance with these restrictions.