ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|62 pages
Human rights law and disasters in the framework of public international law
chapter 3|16 pages
R.I.P. R2P
chapter 4|20 pages
Assistance to Disaster Victims in an Armed Conflict
part II|102 pages
Role and application of human rights law in disaster settings
chapter 5|19 pages
A Right to International (Humanitarian) Assistance in Times of Disaster
chapter 9|17 pages
Integrating Human Rights into Disaster Management
chapter 10|16 pages
Non-State Humanitarian Actors and Human Rights in Disaster Scenarios
part III|110 pages
(Categories of) rights of particular significance in a disaster context
chapter 13|18 pages
Addressing Discrimination in Disaster Scenarios
chapter 14|17 pages
The Right to a Healthy Environment
chapter 15|17 pages
The Right to Know
chapter 16|16 pages
Economic and Social Rights in Times of Disaster
part IV|93 pages
Protection of vulnerable groups in disaster settings