Criminalization of the Transmission of the Coronavirus COVID-19 and Its Impact on the Right to a Healthy Environment

Noor AL-KHAWAJAH; Abdullah ALKHSEILAT; Tareq AL-BILLEH; Majd MANASRA; Naji ALWERIKAT

doi:10.14505/jemt.v13.7(63).08

Noor AL-KHAWAJAH Applied Science Private University, Jordan
Abdullah ALKHSEILAT Applied Science Private University, Jordan
Tareq AL-BILLEH Applied Science Private University, Jordan
Majd MANASRA Applied Science Private University, Jordan
Naji ALWERIKAT Police Institute, Ministry of Interior, Qatar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14505/jemt.v13.7(63).08

Abstract

Murder usually causes death. Unconventional kinds of attacks on human life include the propagation of Coronavirus illness (COVID-19). According to the World Health Organization and medical specialists, COVID-19 is a lethal virus and a poisonous chemical, making its transmission a murderous act. Therefore, it is possible to have several criminal forms related to the transmission of COVID-19 to others. These forms vary according to the consequences resulting from the transmission of COVID-19, so the consequences may be death, which is expected due to this virus; if the victim cannot resist it, the consequences may most often cause harm to others. In addition, these criminal forms vary based on whether the mental element is purposeful or involuntary.

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