Defending against crisis measures of Czech government in connection with COVID-19 pandemic
Defending against crisis measures of Czech government in connection with COVID-19 pandemic

Summary/Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic required a number of emergency measures in the Czech Republic, which included crisis measures of the Czech government. These measures have often signifi cantly affected a number of constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms of individuals and legal entities, who did not always agree with the government measures, especially with their content, scope and duration. The article therefore deals with the basic question of whether these persons (affected by the government crisis measures) can or could defend themselves directly against these measures, and if so, by what legal means and under what conditions? The author also addresses the question of what the legal form of these government crisis measures is. Determining the legal form of a certain activity is the primary precondition for us to be able to correctly determine the appropriate means of defence. Unfortunately, the law does not regulate this subject matter. It is therefore necessary to rely primarily on the findings of legal science and relevant case law (especially of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic and the Supreme Administrative Court).

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