Sull’attuazione degli obblighi internazionali di risposta e ripresa a fronte della pandemia di Covid-19: una prospettiva italiana

Abstract

This work aims at offering a critical analysis of how Italy, as one of the most early-affected countries, has responded to and is currently recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, in the framework of international and European obligations applicable to CBRN events at large. To this end, this article will first examine the main obligations concerning «response» to and «recovery» from a pandemic event, as stemming from relevant international and European law instruments. Then, it will look at how these obligations have been implemented by Italian central and local authorities vis-à-vis the Covid-19 pandemic, while also offering some conclusive remarks on the legal meaning of the «disaster management cycle».