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The international law of disaster relief /

"This edited volume analyzes the evolution of international disaster law as a field that encompasses new ideas about human rights, sovereignty, and technology"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Caron, David D. (Editor ), Kelly, Michael J., 1968- (Editor ), Telesetsky, Anastasia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 : toward 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 96 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/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.