Human Rights and Disasters - Silvia Venier

Human Rights and Disasters

The Role of Positive Obligations in Enhancing Protection

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
256 Seiten
2023
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80220-822-1 (ISBN)
118,45 inkl. MwSt
Human Rights and Disasters provides a comprehensive analysis of the positive obligations of States under human rights law and their potential to improve protection against disasters. The book examines the practice of international and regional human rights supervising authorities to identify emerging positive obligations and recommendations and investigates how such duties interact with other applicable norms of international law in different disaster settings.

Exploring the relevance of duties to act for all phases of the emergency management cycle, the book analyses how these can be applied to specific types of disasters, focusing on extreme weather events, epidemic outbreaks, and nuclear accidents. Through in-depth analysis of various case studies, the book presents a compelling argument for the importance of a human rights-based approach to disaster management.



Contributing to different areas of research, including those related to the interplay of human rights and disasters, this book will be an essential resource for students and scholars in the fields of disaster risk reduction, global public health, and public international law. It will also be beneficial to non-governmental organisations, policymakers, and practitioners working to improve the protection of vulnerable populations from the devastating impacts of disasters.

Silvia Venier, Postdoctoral Researcher in International Law, Institute of Law, Politics and Development, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy

Contents: 1. Introduction: International Human Rights Law and Disasters 2. An overview of the positive dimension of international human rights law as applicable to protection against disasters 3. Positive obligations identified within the United Nations Human Rights System 4. Positive obligations identified within regional human rights regimes 5. Applying positive obligations to specific disaster situations and exploring their interplay with other applicable norms of international law 6. Concluding remarks on protecting Human Rights against Disasters Bibliography Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Cheltenham
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht
Recht / Steuern Öffentliches Recht Völkerrecht
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-80220-822-4 / 1802208224
ISBN-13 978-1-80220-822-1 / 9781802208221
Zustand Neuware
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