Justice and Coercion in the Pandemic

Matt Matravers

doi:10.5553/NJLP/221307132021050002001

Justice and Coercion in the Pandemic

Matt Matravers

Law

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Abstract

Coercion plays two essential roles in theories of justice. First, in assuring those who comply with the demands of justice that they are not being exploited by others who do not do so. Second, in responding to, and managing, those who are unreasonable. With respect to the first, responses to the pandemic have potentially undermined this assurance. This is true in the distributions of vaccines internationally, and in some domestic contexts in which the rich and powerful have avoided public health guidance not to travel, to isolate, and so on. With respect to the second, the article considers whether those who refuse to be vaccinated are unreasonable, and if so, what follows for how they ought to be treated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	263-269
Number of pages	7
Journal	Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy
Volume	50
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5553/NJLP/221307132021050002001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2022

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