THE CHANGING LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE POST COVID-19 AND HOW TO RESPOND IT

The COVID-19 pandemic creates political, economic, social, and cultural shifts that change the global landscape. Legal infrastructure should be prepared and well-adapted to respond to it, to further anticipate these massive shifts. The changing in international community behavior requires some adjustment and fine-tuning in the legal department. In this regard, the need of the hour is to ensure that legal infrastructure is well-adapted to the changing global landscape, and in turn, will support global efforts to stop the pandemic and prevent economic collapse. How well countries navigate through these challenges or capture opportunities and strengthen international cooperation will eventually determine success in defeating this common enemy. Thus, the global community must stand under one same norm: cooperation. This research is considered as a legal research focusing on examining existing rules and regulations, as well as a legal futuristic research in nature in trying to find which legal instrument should be developed in the future.”


A. Introduction
Based on the preliminary introduction above, the research question is as follows: what will be the impacts or shifts caused by the COVID-19 in the international governance procedure, pacific settlement of dispute, democracy, and global goals and how to respond to it?

B. Research Method
As described previously, this research is a normative juridical legal research that focuses on the applicable legal provisions.    to create a "digital trust" and a safer digital ecosystem for information sharing.
Regulability is the capacity of a government to regulate behavior within its proper reach.
In the context of the Internet, that means the ability of the government to regulate the behavior of (at least) its citizens while on the Net. 9 Applying Lex Informatica could be one of the ways to improve regulability. and application of international law to cyberspace must also come to the fore.

Pacific Settlement of Disputes
There are valid concerns whether the pandemic will give room--and even exacerbate--violent extremisms, xenophobia, and narrow nationalism.
The example of the "blame game on the origins of the virus" between the two most powerful economies, illustrates how this pandemic is also becoming a dangerously politicized agenda. However, there are also other similar worrying trends in other regions. 11 In the Middle East region, for example, some countries are blaming others for the increase of coronavirus cases and even for spreading the outbreak. If these tensions are not settled amicably, this region could fall into deeper political sectarian conflicts. 12 Furthermore, countries in Europe have also closed their borders for the first time in fear of the spread of COVID19. These political skirmishes and distrust issues undermine the much-needed global efforts to combat COVID-19, putting many communities around the world at risk.
In combatting this common enemy, spreading the culture of peace and tolerance is highly needed. There should be no room for divisions when the focus should be on how to manage and mitigate Wall Street Journal, "US intelligence agencies say coronavirus originated in China was not man made of genetically modified", https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-coronavirus-originated-in-chinawasnt-man-madeor-genetically-modified-11588260228 (accessed 28 May 2020). 12 Reuters, "Saudi Arabia denounces Iran for accepting Saudi visitors amid coronavirus", https://www.reuters. com/article/us-health-coronavirus-saudi-iran/saudi-arabia-denounces-iran-for-accepting-saudi-visitorsamid-coronavirus-idUSKBN20S2IT (accessed 28 May 2020). and not against each other, is even more important than ever.

COVID-19 Pandemic
The true trial of leadership is how well you can function and address a crisis. In the face of COVID19, some leaders opt for draconian measures, such as nation-wide lockdowns, to curb the spread of the virus.
The actions they embark upon are then views acting in the name of national interest.
If the intention is genuinely to address this public health crisis, it is understandable.
But if the intention is to deviate and to gain more control of the population than it will become unacceptable. 14 Yelena Dzhanova, "Trump compelled these companies to make critical supplies, but most of them were already doing it", https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/03/coronavirus-trump-used-defense-production-act-on-thesecompanies-so-far.html (accessed 28 May 2020). Greater political coordination to better manage this crisis and to be collectively prepared for future pandemics at the regional and global level is also critical. Realization of these joint commitments will become a testament on how strengthening multilateralism will go far and beyond.

Impact of COVID-19 to Global Goals
According to a paper published by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) 15 , the economic impact of COVID-19 could increase global poverty for the first time in three decades, pushing more than half a billion people, or 8 % of all humanity, into poverty. 16 What is more concerning is the grim possibility of a poverty tsunami that could sweep across developing countries and least developed countries due to COVID-19. Although they are lagging behind Europe and the US in terms of COVID-19 rate of infections and deaths, Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, are already facing devastating impacts. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank project that, for the first time in 25 years, the said region will go into a recession.
According to the same projection, 80-85% of people "newly living in poverty" during this pandemic -on a less than $1.90 USD a day in the case of a 10% contraction -would be in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa region.
particularly on "no poverty and zero hunger", will be under considerable threat.
In essence, COVID-19 could reverse a decade of global progress to reduce poverty.
In addressing the challenges above, the international community needs to be in a united front with a forward-looking and collaborative approach. Several pertinent areas of cooperation at least can be done in two folds.

D. Closing
The COVID-19 pandemic has created political, economic, social, and cultural shifts to the global landscape.
On the international governance procedure, the big debate over a procedural note to allow members of United Nations Security Council to vote virtually has become the culmination of the digital shifts posed condition due to COVID-19 pandemic.
On the pacific settlement of dispute, there are valid concerns whether the pandemic will not only give room--and even exacerbate-to more conflicts and confrontation, but also open up opportunities for prevention of conflicts and peaceful settlement of disputes.
On democracy, COVID-19 pandemic will create both repressive and democratic leaders. Thus, democratic nations must set examples, become role models, and prove themselves that democracy is not only going to become a powerful tool to resolve the pandemic at home; but it can also contribute to the global efforts in mitigating and addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the attainment of global goals, the economic impact of COVID-19 could increase global poverty for the first time in three decades, pushing more than half a billion people, or 8 % of all humanity, into poverty. In addressing this challenge, the international community needs to be in a united front with a forward-looking and collaborative approach.
The need of the hour is to ensure that legal infrastructure is well-adapted to the changing global landscape, and in turn, will support global efforts to stop the pandemic and prevent economic collapse. How well countries navigate through these challenges will eventually determine success in defeating this common enemy. Thus, the global community must stand under one same norm cooperation.