Legal protection for non-traditional elements of public order In light of the Corona pandemic

Abstract

Public order in the field of civil law means the set of basic interests of the group, as well as the foundations upon which the entity of society is based. It is subject to breach of fracture and collapse. In the field of administrative law, this concept is traditionally concerned with several elements, namely: public security, public health, and public tranquilityince. The public order is characterized by the character of instability and change. It is evolving in nature, so you find that it changes in the same time from one place to another, and in the same place from one time to another. Consequently, the public order is no longer limited to the three traditional elements previously mentioned, but rather extends to other non-traditional elements such as morals, the general economic system, the environmental public order, and human dignity. According to the foregoing, the public order is considered as a license through which it is possible to access the restriction of public freedoms. In light of the changes occurring in the societal scene, and due to the Corona pandemic, several problems have emerged that require treatment. The most important of which revolves around the adequacy of the legal rules set by the Iraqi legislator in providing the desired protection for individuals in terms of preserving their dignity from abuse, limiting the growth of intangible (electromagnetic) environmental pollution, and the optimal position for this protection, so can the traditional rules be relied upon. Could this be done by adapting them to confront the new causes that create harm to individuals, or does the issue need to enact new rules in order to provide the protection to be achieved? This is what will be the focus of our research by addressing human dignity on one side of the study, and the general environmental system on the other side.