“Nous somme en guerre”, proclaimed French President Emmanuel Macron, announcing a
series of aggressive measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 …

The second edition of Historical Dictionary of Human Rights explores both the theory and
the practice of international human rights with a focus on the norms and institutions that …

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 …

Abstract International Human Rights Law (IHRL) does not explicitly affirm a right to
protection and relief from disaster; however, it is implied in the positive obligations that the …

Understanding disasters as socially constructed events represents a departure from current
and historic ways in which disasters are characterized, requiring a focal shift in thinking from …

This research, conducted by Plan Indonesia, YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU), and the
Klaten Association of Disabled People (PPDK), with support from ELRHA, UKAid, the …

Constitutions worldwide occasionally encounter moments of public emergency when
deviation from the ordinary normative framework becomes inevitable. Hence, constitutions …

This thesis seeks to critically analyse the relationship between international law and disaster
risk. Despite the increasing global threat that disasters present, international law's …

Among CBRN actors, 1 private corporations are playing an increasing role, both because of
their potential to be sources of CBRN risks and because of their ability to intervene once a …

Sempre più frequentemente, eventi atmosferici estremi hanno avuto, per ragioni sociali oltre
che geografiche, un impatto devastante sulle popolazioni e le infrastrutture di Filippine …