Construction of Law-based Government in the Context of Counteraction to COVID-19

Abstract

With the deepened construction of law-based government in China, China-specific socialist legal systems have been constantly improved. Among these systems, the legal system on public health security is an important part of the construction. In the context of preventing and controlling COVID-19, Chinese emergency response measures for public health security have played crucial roles. They created the most important legal framework for China to effectively prevent and control COVID-19, protect the life and health of its citizens, and guarantee the resumption of work and production. Nevertheless, the fight against coronavirus disease has caused many problems, including the need to legally give the government more specific powers in the event of serious public health emergencies, how to get the government to get legal powers and to carry out preventive work promptly, how the Government should better protect fundamental rights citizens in critical situations to prevent and control epidemics, and how to ensure that the local government operates in accordance with the law in preventing and controlling COVID-19. This article analyzes the legal standardization of legal issues that arise in the context of the prevention and control of COVID-19 by the Chinese government in terms of building a legal government Discuss ways to improve the construction of a legal government in the country context of counteraction COVID-19.

Keywords

• law-based government
• counteraction to covid-19
• public health security
• government power