Ungleichheit – Effekte grundlegender Strukturen des Rechts am Beispiel der Corona-Pandemie
Inequality is one of the great challenges of the 21st century. Crises, such as the Corona Pandemic, have the effect of a burning glass on the distributional conditions of a society. This essay attempts to explore the relationship between capitalism and law in relation to the fundamental structures of inequality. The leading question will be to what extent inequality is not so much the result of economic laws, but is rather rooted in the basic and deep structures of the law. The guiding principle underlying the law is consolidated in different areas of law with their individual statutes, legislations and their jurisdictions. This entrenchment in the deep structure of law establishes, manifests and reproduces structures of inequality, which are exemplified by the measures of the Corona Pandemic.