International Disaster Response Law

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Guttry, Andrea de (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gestri, Marco (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Venturini, Gabriella (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: The Hague, The Netherlands : T. M. C. Asser Press : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2012.
• Θέματα: Law.; Public international law.; Human rights.; International environmental law.; International law.; Public International Law.; Human Rights.; European Law.; International Environmental Law.

With a Foreword by Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Over the last decades natural and man-made disasters have been increasing in terms of frequency, size, number of people affected and material damage caused. There is gro...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Surveying the Law. - International Disaster Response Law in relation to other branches of international law
• The works of the International Law Commission on ‘Protection of persons in the event of disasters’. A critical appraisal
• Nuclear accidents and international law
• EU Disaster Response Law: Principles and instruments
• The external dimension of the EU Disaster Response
• The consular protection of EU citizens during emergencies in third countries
• The prevention of natural and man-made disasters. What duties for states? An enabling environment for disaster risk reduction
• Access to the territory of a disaster affected state
• Disasters and armed conflict
• The national legal frameworks relating to disaster response: How is incoming international assistance regulated? Maritime accidents with particular emphasis on liability and compensation for damage from the exploitation of mineral resources of the seabed
• Derogation from human rights treaties in situations of natural or man-made disasters
• A (human) right to humanitarian asistance in disaster situations? Surveying public international law
• Protection of vulnerable groups in natural and man-made disasters
• Contour of disaster victims’ rights to a remedy and reparation under international human rights law
• Disasters through the lens of international criminal law
• From theory to practice: the role of disaster response missions
• Actors, activities and coordination in emergencies
• Disasters and the future of humanitarian action: issues, trends and challenges
• Customs obstacles to relief consignments under international disaster response law
• The status of emergency workers
• The use of civil and military defence assets in emergency situations
• The role of international financial institutions
• Funding arrangements for disasters response
• Disasters and corruption, corruption as disaster
• Natural and man-made disasters: challenges and international perspectives for insurance
• Conclusions.