International Law of Disaster Relief (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Caron, David D.

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Produktbeschreibung

Disasters can strike often and with unexpected fury, resulting in devastating consequences for local populations that are insufficiently prepared and largely dependent upon foreign aid in the wake of such catastrophes. International law can play a significant role in recovery after natural disasters; however, without clear legal frameworks, aid may be stopped, delayed, or even hijacked - placing the intended recipients in critical condition. This edited volume brings together experts, emerging scholars, and practitioners from North America, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia to analyze the evolution of international disaster law as a field that encompasses new ideas about human rights, sovereignty, and technology. Chapters focus on specific natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, Cyclone Nargis, and Typhoon Haiyan in addition to volcanic and earthquake activity, wildfires, and desertification. This book begins a dialogue on the profound implications of the evolution of international law as a tool for disaster response.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316054543
• Artikelnr.: 52826934

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Legal Theory of International Disaster Relief: 1. International
law and the disaster cycle Daniel A. Farber; 2. Natural disasters and the
theory of international law Toshiya Ueki; 3. International disaster relief
law and article 38(1)(c) of the statute of the international court of
justice: the forgotten source of international law Imogen Saunders; 4.
Evolution of international disaster response law: towards codification and
progressive development of the law Emika Tokunaga; Part II. The Law of
International Disaster Relief: From Local to Global: 5. International
disaster response laws, rules, and principles: a pragmatic approach to
strengthening international disaster response mechanisms Claire Clement; 6.
Release of radioactive substances into the sea and international law: the
Japanese experience in the course of nuclear disaster Yukari Takamura; 7.
The international law of ninety-six hours: urban search and rescue teams
and the current state of international disaster response law Kirsten
Nakjavani Bookmiller; Part III. The Right of Access to International
Disaster Relief: 8. Legal framework applicable to humanitarian actors
responding to disasters in weak and fragile states Catherine Gribbin and
Ilario Maiolo; 9. Disasters, despots, and gun-boat diplomacy Catherine
Shanahan Renshaw; 10. Hunger without frontiers: the right to food and state
obligations to migrants Katie Sykes; 11. Disasters, international law, and
persons with disabilities Akiko Ito; Part IV. Disaster Prevention and
Relief: Anticipatory Responses from State Actors: 12. Help from above: the
role of international law in facilitating the use of outer space for
disaster management Brian R. Israel; 13. Utilizing international
climate-change-adaptation funding to reduce risks of natural disasters in
the developing world Paul Govind; 14. Challenges to state sovereignty in
the provision of international natural disaster relief Amelia Telec; Part
V. Disaster Prevention and Relief: Anticipatory Responses from NGOs: 15.
The role of international organizations in disaster response: a case study
of recent earthquakes in Japan Kentaro Nishimoto; 16. International
investment law and disasters: necessity, peoples, and the burden of
(economic) emergencies Ibironke T. Odumosu-Ayanu; 17. Clarifying the acquis
humanitaire: a transnational legal perspective on the internalization of
humanitarian norms Dug Cubie.