The COVID-19 Crisis and State Administration Authorities: A Systematic Review of National Regulatory Measures Adopted in Czechia

Abstract

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries passed new laws. However, even today, the available literature concentrates mainly on restrictive and coercive measures that impact society as a whole. Specifically, it focuses on the impact of legislation during the COVID-19 period on democracy, parliamentarism or governance, or on measures to support the economy or vulnerable groups and the impact on public budgets. It pays less attention to changes expected in public administration by laws adopted during the COVID-19 period. In this paper, we present findings of a systematic review of national laws adopted in Czechia in response to the pandemic. We conducted a systematic review to explore the changes these laws are expected to cause for state administration authorities and present the main findings.