Pandemic: the way out of isolation and its challenges

In "Pandemic: the way out of isolation and its challenges", Justice Lorenzetti explores how global pandemic (Covid-19) is generating deep interdisciplinary debates, in which Law participates. He notes that the main current controversy is related to the fact that there are approximately three billion isolated human beings and a worldwide paralysis of economic and social activities. Within this context, he exposes the central matters that provide a framework for analysis and paths to follow.

Pandemic control measures and the rule of law

In "Pandemic control measures and the rule of law", Justice Lorenzetti considers how the emergence of the pandemic and the consecutive measures to stop it have motivated deep debates about today’s world and the post-emergency world.

The moral challenge of the pandemic

In "The moral challenge of the pandemic", Justice Lorenzetti explores the challenges society faces when learning how to respond to a pandemic. 

About the Author

WCEL Member, Ricardo Lorenzetti, is justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina. Justice Lorenzetti is a Doctor in Legal and Social Sciences, with a degree from the National University of the Littoral in Santa Fe, Argentina. In June 2012, he served as the Co-Chair of the UN Environment Programme World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability, and is currently a Goodwill Ambassador for Environmental Justice of the Organization of American States (OAS). He is also a member of the Interim Governing Committee of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment. Justice Lorenzetti has delivered hundreds of lectures, has published over 30 books in Argentina and internationally, as well as many articles in special publications.