OUVRAGE : F. Zorzi Giustiniani, E. Sommario, F. Casolari, G. Bartolini (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters

Flavia ZORZI GIUSTINIANI, Emanuele SOMMARIO, Federico CASOLARI, Giulio BARTOLINI

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.

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

Eduardo Valencia Ospina, Foreword

Part I. HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND DISASTERS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

1. Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani, Emanuele Sommario, Federico Casolari, Giulio Bartolini, Introduction
2. Giulio Bartolini, A Taxonomy of Disasters in International Law
3. Karen Da Costa, R.I.P 'R2P': On the Controversial Responsibility to Protect Doctrine and Why it Adds No Value to Disasters
4. Sarah Williamsn, Gabrielle Simm, Assistance to Disaster Victims in an Armed Conflict: The Role of International Humanitarian Law

Part II. ROLE AND APPLICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN DISASTER SETTINGS

5. Marlies Hesselman, A Right to International (Humanitarian) Assistance in Times of Disaster: Fresh Perspectives from International Human Rights Law
6. Ronan McDermott, The Human Rights Approach of the International Law Commission in its Work on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
7. Emmanuele Sommario, Limitation and Derogation Provisions in International Human Rights Law Treaties and Their Use in Disaster Settings
8. Mirko Sossai, States’ Failure to Take Preventive Action and to Reduce Exposure to Disasters as a Human Rights Issue
9. Annalisa Creta, Integrating Human Rights into Disaster Management: Normative, Operational and Methodological Aspects
10. Tommaso Natoli, Non-State Humanitarian Actors and Human Rights in Disaster Scenarios: Normative Role, Standard Setting and Accountability

Part III. (CATEGORIES OF) RIGHTS OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE IN A DISASTER CONTEXT

11. Marco Inglese, Mapping Basic Subsistence Rights in Post-disaster Scenarios
12. Raquel Rolnik, The Human Right to Adequate Housing in Post-Disaster Contexts
13. Federico Casolari, Addressing Discrimination in Disaster Scenarios: An International and EU Law Perspective
14. Giovanna Adinolfi, The Right to a Healthy Environment: Delineating the Content (and Contours) of a Slippery Notion
15. Alice Riccardi, The Right to Know: The Role of Transparency, Access to Information and Freedom of Expression in Overcoming Disasters
16. Ellen Nohle, Gilles Giacca, Economic and Social Rights in Times of Disaster: Obligations of Immediate Effect and Progressive Realization
17. Eleni Polymenopoulou, Cultural Rights in the Prevention and Management of Disasters

Part IV. PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE GROUPS IN DISASTER SETTINGS

18. Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton, A Human Rights-based Vulnerability Paradigm: Lessons from the Case of Displaced Women in Post-quake Haiti
19. Kristin Hausler, Indigenous Communities: From Victims to Actors of Disaster Management
20. Alice Sironi and Lorenzo Guadagno, The Protection of Migrants in Disasters
21. Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani, Temporary Protection after Disasters: International, Regional and National Approaches
22. Walter Kälin, The Nansen Initiative’s Protection Agenda for People Displaced by Disasters across Borders
23. Gabriella Venturini, Conclusions

Flavia ZORZI GIUSTINIANI, Emanuele SOMMARIO, Federico CASOLARI, Giulio BARTOLINI (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters, Londres, Routledge, 2018 (394 pp.)