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Anna Nilsson

Associate senior lecturer

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Is Mandatory Vaccination Against COVID-19 Justifiable Under the European Convention on Human Rights?

Author

  • Anna Nilsson

Summary, in English

Mandatory vaccination interferes with personal integrity but may be necessary to safeguard public health. However, states must consider all relevant factors in context and ensure such policies do not place disproportionate burdens on those hesitant about vaccination.

Department/s

  • Law and Vulnerabilities
  • Human Rights Law
  • Health Law
  • Public International Law
  • Department of Law

Publishing year

2021-04-15

Language

English

Document type

Web publication

Publisher

Global Campus on Human Rights

Topic

  • Law

Keywords

  • COVID -19
  • European Convention on Human Rights
  • Vaccination
  • Proportionality
  • Right to Respect for Personal Integrity
  • Human rights
  • Folkrätt
  • COVID-19

Status

Published

Research group

  • Law and Vulnerabilities
  • Human Rights Law
  • Health Law
  • Public International Law