Covid-19: Legal Reflections On Virtual Closings

Year 2020. A beautiful number for the New Year. And yet, the dawn of 2020 has found humanity battling an epidemic threatening human lives and the future continuity and daily routine of humanity for months to come. Nevertheless, history has proven that humans can be resilient and resourceful in difficult times, wars, epidemics, economic crises.

It has been documented that military necessity in times of war has sparked technological development. The revolutionary technology of radio-based detection and tracking was the product of research and development during the World War II. Additionally, the layout of European railroad networks widely enjoyed by travellers was strongly influenced by strategic military considerations. The widely known GPS (global positioning system) navigation system was created for U.S. military use in the 1990s. All the above are just a few examples of how governments, companies, individuals can coordinate efforts in research and development to