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1 online resource |
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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 |
| Summary |
"This edited volume analyzes the evolution of international disaster law as a field that encompasses new ideas about human rights, sovereignty, and technology"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Disaster relief -- Law and legislation.
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Emergency management -- Law and legislation.
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LAW -- International.
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Disaster relief -- Law and legislation
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Emergency management -- Law and legislation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Caron, David D., editor.
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Kelly, Michael J., 1968- editor.
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Telesetsky, Anastasia, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781316073452 |
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1316073459 |
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9781107447844 |
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1107447844 |
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9781316078198 |
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1316078191 |
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