COVID-19 and Defenses in the Law of State Responsibility
As it stands today, International law obligations in the GATS block most of the things we urgently need to do to prevent an additional potentially large number of deaths from the COVID-19 - These two documents on international law discuss "Force Majure" - a legal strategy to get out of contractual obligations when a situation changes in fundamental ways.
Force Majure EJIL Articles:
COVID-19 and Defences in the Law of State Responsibility: Part I
March 17, 2020
by Federica Paddeu
COVID-19 and Defences in the Law of State Responsibility: Part II
Written by Federica Paddeu and Freya Jephcott