THE PRINCIPLE OF CONTINUITY OF STUDENT REPRESENTATION: RATIONALE, CONTENT, LIMITS, AND APPLICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

This paper addresses the topic of university student representation, from the perspective of the Electoral and Administrative Law, with the help of relevant political categories. It especially studies the case of university student representation at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the legal and political challenges, and the solutions offered by the pertinent student organisms. It offers a dual typology for student representation at the UCR. Furthermore, it explains the principle of continuity of the student representation, determining its content and limits, both in regular and extraordinary circumstances. The possible implications of these findings for the field of Electoral Law are also discussed.