The resort to military force in the COVID-19 health emergency: A justification

The COVID-19 pandemic has been mobilizing the full capacities of societies worldwide to respond unprecedented threats national and human security. In many cases, emergency measures have involved military support civil institutions, including law enforcement operations. This paper aims understand legality legitimacy these operations better, using hermeneutic, comparative, survey methodology. It is based on assumptions that international rights standards crucially determine moral requirements for domestic use force just war theory can be equally helpful in decision-making such circumstances. study assesses justification current recommends criteria future emergencies.