The Covid-19 pandemic as a global natural disaster and the kaleidoscope of international legal strategies

Raquel Torres Gontijo; Deilton Ribeiro Brasil; Elena E. Gulyaeva

doi:10.19135/revista.consinter.00019.02

Authors

Raquel Torres Gontijo Universidade de Itaúna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7516-2918
Deilton Ribeiro Brasil Universidade de Itaúna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-8009
Elena E. Gulyaeva Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2708-8332

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19135/revista.consinter.00019.02

Keywords:

International law, Disaster law, Humanitarian emergency, Pandemic, COVID-19

Abstract

The paper aims to examine the pandemic caused by Covid-19 as a global natural disaster under the framework of the International laws focusing its worldwide concern. The research seeks to answer the following problem question: can the Covid-19 pandemic be classified as a global natural disaster? If it is positive, the regulatory standards of international law could be applied due to the humanitarian emergency? The method used was the deductive for the construction of theoretical debate related to dogmatic concepts related to the issue. Regarding the results, the research makes a general conclusion about the possibility of considering the Covid-19 pandemic as a global natural disaster due to its potential impacts under International regulatory laws as a plausible alternative in the quest for an effective solution.

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Author Biographies

Raquel Torres Gontijo, Universidade de Itaúna

PhD Student, University of Itaúna (UIT), Itaúna, Brazil, South America.

Deilton Ribeiro Brasil , Universidade de Itaúna

University of Itaúna (UIT), Itaúna, Brazil, South America.

Elena E. Gulyaeva , Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow, Russian Federation.

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