Criminal Law and Public Health. The Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Uruguay
Derecho Penal y salud pública. Las respuestas ante la pandemia de COVID-19 en Uruguay
LEI PENAL E SAÚDE PÚBLICA. RESPOSTAS À PANDÊMICA COVID-19
| 2021 | |
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criminal law public health covid-19 pandemic endangerment crimes violation of sanitary regulations contempt derecho penal salud pública covid-19 pandemia delitos de peligro violación a disposiciones sanitarias desacato saúde pública transmissão de doenças crimes de perigo violação das disposições sanitárias desrespeito |
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| Español | |
| Universidad Católica del Uruguay | |
| LIBERI | |
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https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/revistadederecho/article/view/2527
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/4221 |
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| Sumario: | This article analyzes the solutions provided by criminal law to public health emergencies and the proposals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, first, we present a historical review of health emergencies that led to criminal rules to punish the transmission of diseases. Then, in the context of the current pandemic, we analyze the proposed modification of the crime of violation of sanitary provisions (Article 224 of the Penal Code). Among the conclusions, it is highlighted that the legislative proposal attempts to resort to penal norms to solve an extra-criminal problem and that the criminalization of these conducts does not contribute to the protection of public health. |
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