What will happen now?
Since the start of the pandemic, the Belgian government has
taken several measures in order to protect the population from the
effects of the Covid-19 virus. The currently applicable measures
are provided by the Ministerial Decree of 28 October 2020, which
has been modified several times since its initial version. Among
others, the government has imposed a mandatory closing of
non-essential businesses, mandatory home-working for employees, a
curfew, the prohibition for individuals to gather in public and
private space and the closing of schools and cultural spaces. The
non-compliance with most of these measures is criminally
sanctioned.
These measures encompass far-going and unseen restrictions of
fundamental rights guaranteed by the Belgian Constitution and
international treaties, such as the right to individual liberty,
the right to education, the right of gathering, the protection of
the domicile, the right to work, etc.
