Overview
- Conceptualises the main theoretical issues arising in the application of international law to disaster response
- Investigates, with an exhaustive inquiry of international practice and doctrine, the actual scope and content of the so-called secondary responsibility of the international community in disasters
- Provides the tools needed to assess which rules should be applied in mixed situations of disaster and armed conflict
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The book identifies the main international concepts and rules that are of special relevance in disaster settings and critically analyses how they are implemented in such contexts. It shows that, although the crucial and growing importance of disaster response has resulted in a complex framework of international obligations, it is nonetheless guided by certain general principles/values.
In particular, through an in-depth analysis of sovereignty, international cooperation and solidarity, and their manifestations in disaster contexts, the book assesses the concrete scope and nature of the obligations of the state affected by the disaster, and those of the international community, respectively. Considerable attention is devoted to the applicable legal framework governing disaster response in mixed situations of disaster and armed conflict, and to the main problems and operational challenges entailed by the involvement of foreign military personnel and assets in disaster response.The book’s overall objective is to provide an authoritative overview of the development, core issues and challenges in international law with regard to disaster scenarios, and to serve as a valuable and comprehensive reference guide.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part II
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Front Matter
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Part III
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Civil-Military Relations in Disaster Contexts
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General Conclusions
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Reviews
“Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani's study is a seminal contribution to the emerging field of international disaster response law, providing the kind of doctrinal foundation that is essential for a branch of law whose emergence was strongly driven by practitioners. Very well written and accessible to the reader, it succeeds in firmly anchoring IDRL in general international law while at the same time shedding light on its specificities and its relationship with international human rights and humanitarian law.” (Prof. Walter Kälin, University of Bern, Switzerland)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani is Assistant Professor of International law, Adjunct Professor of International law of the digital society and Senior Lecturer of European Union law at Uninettuno University, Rome.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: International Law in Disaster Scenarios
Book Subtitle: Applicable Rules and Principles
Authors: Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50597-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-50596-7Published: 01 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-50599-8Published: 02 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-50597-4Published: 30 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 209
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Human Rights, International Relations, European Law