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The Manx emergency of 2020: Dealing with a global pandemic as a small island democracy

Abstract

In 2020 the Isle of Man responded to the Coronavirus pandemic with the declaration of a State of Emergency under the Emergency Powers Act 1936 (EPA), and exceptional governance of the Isle of Man under a regime of Emergency Powers Regulations (EPR). This brief note describes the legal structure underpinning the Emergency, outlines the extensive body of EPRs, and argues that the distinctive Manx response is best understood as the consequence of the Isle of Man’s status as a small island democracy dependent upon the UK Crown.

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Authors

Edge, Peter W.

Oxford Brookes departments

School of Law

Dates

Year of publication: 2021
Date of RADAR deposit: 2021-02-09

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