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Initial arrests made under Hong Kong’s new national security law indicate that police intend to exercise their new powers aggressively.
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This dissertation excerpt analyses the imbalance between restrictions upon individual freedoms and the duty of states to protect the health of the population and reduce the spread of contagion amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The United Nations Security Council has been beset by deadlock and delay in dealing with the pandemic.
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