Challenges of the legal profession in light of Covid-19
| Autor | Héctor Herrera |
| Páginas | 22-26 |
La Barra 112 Octubre 2020 - Febrero 2021
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ARTÍCULOS
Today, federal courts and some local courts
in Mexico have implemented online trials that have increased
the attention of old and new cases, unfortunately, those online
trials have a lot of deciencies and this is still one of the main
challenges for the administration of justice in Mexico.
Por: Héctor Herrera
I. INTRODUCTION.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) is caused
by SARS-CoV-2, a newly emergent coronavirus,
that was rst recognized in Wuhan, China, in
December 2019.1
Challenges of
the legal profession in
light of Covid-19
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization
(WHO) characterized COVID-19 as pandemic.2 WHO
denes pandemic as the “worldwide spread of a new
disease”.3
Presentation for the “Modern Bar Association Round Table Meeting”
organized by the Warsaw Bar Association
By: Hector Herrera, President of the Mexican Bar Association
January 28, 2021
1 World Health Organization (WHO). Background paper on Covid-19 disease and vaccines: prepared by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on
immunization working group on COVID-19 vaccines, 22 December 2020. “I. Epidemiology” Page 3. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/338095
2 World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19. March 11, 2020. https://www.who.int/
director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020
3 https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21156325/coronavirus-pandemic-who-declares-covid-19-outbreak-global-h1n1
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