International treaties and agreements typically rely on good-faith implementation from member states, but nations often fail to live up to their agreements. Recent research by Bakke and Mitchell has revealed that these same nations often enact measures designed to repress civil society, so as to avoid shining a light on this non-compliant behaviour. At the same time, a number of nations have used the Coronavirus pandemic as a pretext for further seizing power and restricting civil liberties at home. These trends thus raise the questions of what this pandemic will do to democratic governance, as well as the faithful implementation of international treaties and agreements. Additionally, what will such repression do for developing nations and how will international organisations, such as the IMF, the United Nations and the World Bank react.