Publication: Protection and Post-Pandemic Recovery for Vulnerable Groups: European and Asian Approac

Forthcoming: Protection and Post-Pandemic Recovery for Vulnerable Groups: European and Asian Approaches (Edward Edgar Publishing)

As part of the ongoing JSPS-UKRI funded project on the Covid-19 pandemic's effect on vulnerable individuals and groups, Protection and Post-Pandemic Recovery for Vulnerable Groups: European and Asian Approaches will be published in 2024. 

Co-edited by Professors Eva Lein & Yuko Nishitani, the volume draws on a wide range of different sectors, and contributions from academics and practitioners. The content meticulously curated to cover a wide range of topics such as business and human rights, contract law, family law, dispute resolution and access to justice, labour law as well as immigration law in European, Asian, Middle Eastern and African jurisdictions.

The volume is specifically tailored to meet the requirements of governments, legislators, and legal practitioners. Its primary objective is to furnish key actors with a comprehensive understanding of the pandemic's effect on vulnerable groups across different areas as well as the necessary tools to handle forthcoming crises. Legal practitioners will find the volume especially beneficial in discerning the most effective measures and legal tools for safeguarding vulnerable parties during crises and proactively preventing potential issues. The volume will equally appeal to scholars of comparative law in general, as well as those with specific interests in the specific areas covered.

A conference will be held in Autumn 2024 in Kyoto, Japan co-organised by BIICL and Kyoto University.