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the international law of disaster relief Disasters can strike often and with unexpected fury, resulting in devastating conse- quencesforlocalpopulationsthatareinsufficientlypreparedandlargelydependenton foreignaidinthewakeofsuchcatastrophes.Internationallawcanplayasignificantrole in the recovery after inevitable natural disasters; however, without clear legal frame- works,aidmaybestopped,delayed,orevenhijacked–placingtheintended,suffering recipientsincriticalcondition. This edited volume brings together experts, emerging scholars, and practitioners in the field of international disaster law from North America, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia to analyze the evolution of international disaster law as a field that encom- passes new ideas about human rights, sovereignty, and technology. Chapters focus on specificnaturaldisasterslikeHurricaneKatrina,CycloneNargis,andTyphoonHaiyan inadditiontovolcanicandearthquakeactivity,wildfires,anddesertification.Thebook beginsadialogueontheprofoundimplicationsoftheevolutionofinternationallawasa toolfordisasterresponse. David D. Caron is the dean of the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London and the C. William Maxeiner Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Inter- nationalLawattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Hecurrentlyservesasamember oftheWorldEconomicForum’sGlobalAgendaCouncilontheRuleofLaw,theU.S. DepartmentofStateAdvisoryCommitteeonPublicInternationalLaw,andtheboard ofeditorsoftheAmericanJournalofInternationalLaw. Michael J. Kelly is associate dean and a professor of law in the School of Law at Creighton University. He is president of the U.S. national chapter of L’Association Internationale du Droit Pe´nal, co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Internet Governance, and a member of the President’s Advisory Committee on GlobalEngagementfortheAmericanAssociationofLawSchools.Heistheauthoror coauthoroffourbooksandmorethanthirtyarticlesandbookchaptersandcontinuesto serveasacontributingeditortotheonlinelegalnewspaperJURIST. Anastasia Telesetsky is an associate professor of law in the College of Law at the University of Idaho, where she teaches public international law and international environmentallaw for the natural resources and environmental law program. She has expertise in climate change index insurance and food security and development. Her scholarship has been published in numerous American, European, and Asian law reviews. She is a member of the international environmental law section of the AmericanSocietyforInternationalLaw. The International Law of Disaster Relief Edited by DAVID D. CARON Dean and Professor of Law Dickson Poon School ofLaw, King’s College London MICHAEL J. KELLY Associate Dean and Professor ofLaw CreightonUniversity School ofLaw ANASTASIA TELESETSKY Associate Professor ofLaw University ofIdaho College of Law 32AvenueoftheAmericas,NewYork,ny10013-2473,usa CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge. ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence. www.cambridge.org Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781107061316 #CambridgeUniversityPress2014 Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements, noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublished2014 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica AcatalogrecordforthepublicationisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData Theinternationallawofdisasterrelief/editedbyDavidD.Caron,MichaelJ.Kelly,AnastasiaTelesetky. pagescm isbn978-1-107-06131-6(Hardback) 1. Disasterrelief–Lawandlegislation. 2. Emergencymanagement–Lawandlegislation. I. Caron,DavidD.,editorofcompilation. II. Kelly,MichaelJ.,1968–editorofcompilation. III. Telesetky,Anastasia,editorofcompilation. k1980.i5872014 344.050348–dc23 2014003455 isbn978-1-107-06131-6Hardback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracy ofurlsforexternalorthird-partyInternetWebsitesreferredtointhispublication anddoesnotguaranteethatanycontentonsuchWebsitesis,orwillremain, accurateorappropriate. David D. Caron – For those who need not have suffered Michael J. Kelly – For my son, Kruz Michael, who should grow up in a safer world Anastasia Telesetsky – For my husband Matt and for each and every person whose quiet lives have been and will be instantaneously transformed in the face of a disaster Contents List of Editors and Contributors page xi Foreword xvii Hon.FumioKishida,ForeignMinisterofJapan Preface xix DavidD.Caron Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction 1 Michael J.Kelly part i the legal theory of international disaster relief 1 International Law and the Disaster Cycle 7 Daniel A. Farber 2 Natural Disasters and the Theoryof InternationalLaw 21 Toshiya Ueki 3 International DisasterRelief Law and Article38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Courtof Justice: The Forgotten Source ofInternational Law 29 Imogen Saunders 4 Evolution of InternationalDisaster Response Law: Toward Codification and Progressive Development ofthe Law 46 Emika Tokunaga vii viii Contents part ii the law of international disaster relief: from local to global 5 InternationalDisaster Response Laws, Rules,and Principles: A Pragmatic Approach toStrengthening International Disaster Response Mechanisms 67 Claire Clement 6 Release ofRadioactive Substances into the Sea and International Law: The JapaneseExperience in the Courseof NuclearDisaster 89 Yukari Takamura 7 The International Law of96 Hours: Urban Searchand Rescue Teams and the Current State of International Disaster Response Law 111 KirstenNakjavani Bookmiller part iii the right of access to international disaster relief 8 Legal Framework Applicable toHumanitarianActorsResponding toDisasters in Weakand Fragile States 139 Catherine GribbinandIlario Maiolo 9 Disasters, Despots, and Gun-Boat Diplomacy 164 Catherine ShanahanRenshaw 10 HungerWithoutFrontiers: The Right toFood and State Obligations to Migrants 190 Katie Sykes 11 Disasters, International Law, and Personswith Disabilities 208 Akiko Ito part iv disaster prevention/relief: anticipatory responses from state actors 12 Help from Above: The Role ofInternational Lawin Facilitating the Use ofOuterSpace for Disaster Management 217 Brian R.Israel 13 Utilizing International Climate Change Adaptation Funding to ReduceRisks of NaturalDisasters in the Developing World 245 Paul Govind
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