The Brussels court of first instance made the order after a complaint by the Belgian League of Human Rights. The Belgian government can appeal. — Reuters picBRUSSELS, March 31 — A Belgian court today ordered the government to draw up a pandemic law within 30 days or face the annulment of some of its anti-Covid restrictions.
The legal tussle matches similar battles in the Netherlands and Germany, where anger against anti-virus restrictions has also landed in courtrooms. “The court has confirmed the illegality of the measures and asked the Belgian state to do what is necessary to make them legal,” she added. The government has also been criticised by the European Commission for drawing up border controls that limit free movement between Belgium and fellow EU member states.