Full Description
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.
Contents
Foreword, Eduardo Valencia Ospina Part I: Human Rights Law and Disasters in the Framework of Public International Law 1.Introduction, Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani, Emanuele Sommario, Federico Casolari, Giulio Bartolini 2. A Taxonomy of Disasters in International Law, Giulio Bartolini 3. R.I.P 'R2P': On the Controversial Responsibility to Protect Doctrine and Why it Adds No Value to Disasters, Karen Da Costa 4. Assistance to Disaster Victims in an Armed Conflict: The Role of International Humanitarian Law, Sarah Williamsn and Gabrielle Simm Part II: Role and Application of Human Rights Law in Disaster Settings 5. A Right to International (Humanitarian) Assistance in Times of Disaster: Fresh Perspectives from International Human Rights Law, Marlies Hesselman 6. The Human Rights Approach of the International Law Commission in its Work on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters, Ronan McDermott 7. Limitation and Derogation Provisions in International Human Rights Law Treaties and Their Use in Disaster Settings, Emmanuele Sommario 8. States' Failure to Take Preventive Action and to Reduce Exposure to Disasters as a Human Rights Issue, Mirko Sossai 9. Integrating Human Rights into Disaster Management: Normative, Operational and Methodological Aspects, Annalisa Creta 10. Non-State Humanitarian Actors and Human Rights in Disaster Scenarios: Normative Role, Standard Setting and Accountability, Tommaso Natoli Part III: (Categories of) Rights of Particular Significance in a Disaster Context 11. Mapping Basic Subsistence Rights in Post-disaster Scenarios, Marco Inglese 12. The Human Right to Adequate Housing in Post-Disaster Contexts, Raquel Rolnik 13. Addressing Discrimination in Disaster Scenarios: An International and EU Law Perspective, Federico Casolari 14. The Right to a Healthy Environment: Delineating the Content (and Contours) of a Slippery Notion, Giovanna Adinolfi 15. The Right to Know: The Role of Transparency, Access to Information and Freedom of Expression in Overcoming Disasters, Alice Riccardi 16. Economic and Social Rights in Times of Disaster: Obligations of Immediate Effect and Progressive Realization, Ellen Nohle and Gilles Giacca 17. Cultural Rights in the Prevention and Management of Disasters, Eleni Polymenopoulou Part IV: Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Disaster Settings 18. A Human Rights-based Vulnerability Paradigm: Lessons from the Case of Displaced Women in Post-quake Haiti, Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton 19. Indigenous Communities: From Victims to Actors of Disaster Management, Kristin Hausler 20. The Protection of Migrants in Disasters, Alice Sironi and Lorenzo Guadagno 21. Temporary Protection after Disasters: International, Regional and National Approaches, Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani 22. The Nansen Initiative's Protection Agenda for People Displaced by Disasters across Borders, Walter Kälin 23. Conclusions, Gabriella Venturini
