The Conversation

Mon Jan 11

COVID-19 response shows how an informal rule of law plays a supporting role in society

Written by David Mednicoff, Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Waiting their turn, while masked and keeping a distance.Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Through much of the last year, COVID-19 has propelled many people to accept and follow new patterns of behavior. These include wearing a mask in public, attempting to socially distance and restricting groups to smaller...

COVID-19 response shows how an informal rule of law plays a supporting role in society

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