Is Religious Intolerance Good for Your Health?: Reflections on Korea and covid-19

Abstract Legal responses to the covid -19 pandemic have varied widely. Korea represents an interesting case study, as it seemed particularly well prepared, having enacted legislation in the wake of the mers outbreak, in 2015, to tackle future pandemics. This obviated recourse to emergency powers leg...

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Publié dans:Journal of law, religion and state
Auteur principal: Burke, Ciarán (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2020
Dans: Journal of law, religion and state
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Korea / État / Covid-19 / Pandémie / Infection / Protection / Nouvelles religions / Intolérance / Liberté religieuse
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophie de la religion
AD Sociologie des religions
AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux
KBM Asie
KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne
XA Droit
ZC Politique en général
Sujets non-standardisés:B International Law
B Proportionality
B Covid-19
B non-discrimination
B Human Rights
B emergency powers
B Korea
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Résumé:Abstract Legal responses to the covid -19 pandemic have varied widely. Korea represents an interesting case study, as it seemed particularly well prepared, having enacted legislation in the wake of the mers outbreak, in 2015, to tackle future pandemics. This obviated recourse to emergency powers legislation, and couched Korea’s response in normal legislation, which tends to raise fewer human rights concerns than may arise under emergency measures. Despite this, however, Korea’s response to covid -19 raises significant questions about its compliance with core human rights norms under the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, including freedom of religion and non-discrimination. These arose with regard to the state’s treatmennt of members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus ( scj ), a relatively small, occasionally controversial, religious group. The treatment of the scj by the Korean state raises questions about whether its legal approach to tackling covid -19 was fit for purpose.
ISSN:2212-4810
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of law, religion and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22124810-2020012