Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters (Routledge Studies in Humanitarian Action)

Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0367580799 / ISBN 13: 9780367580797

Published by Routledge, 2020

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Summary:This handbook offers a comprehensive assessment of the main legal issues and challenges concerning the application of International Human Rights Law (IHRL) in disaster situations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters (Routledge Studies in Humanitarian Action)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367580799
• ISBN 13: 9780367580797
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters provides the first comprehensive review of the role played by international human rights law in the prevention and management of natural and technological disasters.

Each chapter is written by a leading expert and offers a state-of-the-art overview of a significant topic within the field. In addition to focussing on the role of human rights obligations in disaster preparedness and response, the volume offers a broader perspective by examining how human rights law interacts with other legal regimes and by addressing the challenges facing humanitarian organizations.

Preceded by a foreword by the International Law Commission’s Special Rapporteur on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters, the volume is divided into four parts:

• Part I: Human rights law and disasters in the framework of public international law





• Part II: Role and application of human rights law in disaster settings





• Part III: (Categories of) rights of particular significance in a disaster context





• Part IV: Protection of vulnerable groups in disaster settings

Providing up-to-date and authoritative contributions covering the key aspects of human rights protection in disaster settings, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and students of humanitarianism, international law, EU law, disaster management and international relations, as well as to practitioners in the field of disaster management.

About the Author

Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani is Assistant Professor of International Law at the International Telematic University Uninettuno, Italy.

Emanuele Sommario is Assistant Professor of International Law at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa, Italy.

Federico Casolari is Associate Professor of European Union Law at the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy.

Giulio Bartolini is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Roma Tre, Italy.