Table of Contents

Introduction.- Part I : International law and disaster response: the applicable legal framework.- The complex legal framework governing disaster response: a general overview.- The international legal framework applicable in mixed situations of disaster and armed conflict.- Part II : The role of the State hit by the disaster.- State sovereignty in disasters.- The legal framework.- Part III: International cooperation and solidarity in disasters.- International cooperation and solidarity in disaster response: a general introduction.- The role of international cooperation within the UN human rights treaty system.- International solidarity: from theory to practice..- International cooperation and solidarity in disasters: whither international law?.- Part IV: Civil-military relations in disaster contexts.- Civil-military relations in disaster contexts.- General conclusions.- Index.

About the Author

Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani is Assistant Professor of International law, Adjunct Professor of International law of the digital society and Senior Lecturer of European Union law at Uninettuno University, Rome.