New Volume: Yearbook of International Disaster Law

The latest volume of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law (Vol. 2, 2019) is out. Contents include:

• Thematic Section: ‘Disasters and …: Exploring New Areas of Research’
• Giovanna Adinolfi, Strengthening Resilience to Disasters through International Trade Law: the Role of WTO Agreements on Trade in Goods
• Giulio Bartolini, Global Animal Law and Disasters
• Upendra Baxi, Disasters, Catastrophes and Oblivion: a TWAIL Perspective
• Daniel A. Farber, The Intersection of International Disaster Law and Climate Change Law
• Harald Koch, Disasters and Private International Law: Reasserting Legal Governance beyond the Nation State
• Gabrielle Simm, Disasters and Gender: Sexing International Disaster Law
• Jonathan Todres, Children and Disasters: the Essential Role of Children’s Rights Law
• Simon Whitbourn, ‘I Must Go Down to the Seas Again’: the Evolution of International Maritime Disaster Law and Its Lessons for the Development of a General Disaster Law Framework
• Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani, Protecting World Cultural and Natural Heritage against Climate Change and Disasters: an Assessment of the Effectiveness of the World Heritage Convention System
• General Section
• Gian Luca Burci & Mark Eccleston-Turner, Preparing for the Next Pandemic: the International Health Regulations and World Health Organization during COVID-19
• Sandrine Maljean-Dubois, Was the Global Pact for the Environment a Good Idea?
• Natalie Baird, Disasters, Human Rights and Vulnerability: Reflections from the Experiences of Older Persons in Post-Quake Canterbury
• Miki Ishimori, Rights-based Approach to Nuclear Damage Compensation: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Revisited

Webinar: 2020 A Year of Disasters in Review: Legal Assessments under International Disaster Law

On February 25, 2021, the Yearbook of International Disaster Law, in cooperation with the American Society of International Law Disaster Law Interest Group, will host a webinar on "2020 A Year of Disasters in Review: Legal Assessments under International Disaster Law." Details and registration are here.

Call for Submissions: Yearbook of International Disaster Law

A call for submissions has been issued for volume three of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law. The call is here. The deadline is October 31, 2020.

Inaugural Volume: Yearbook of International Disaster Law

The inaugural volume of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law (Vol. 1, 2018) is out. Contents include:

• Giulio Bartolini, Charting an Emerging Subject: The Role of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law
• Eduardo Valencia-Ospina, The Work of the International Law Commission on the ‘Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters’
• Walter Kälin, Protection of Victims of Disasters: The “Vertical” Dimension of the Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
• Marie Aronsson-Storrier, Beyond Early Warning Systems: Querying the Relationship between International Law and Disaster Risk (Reduction)
• René Urueña & Maria Angelica Prada-Uribe, Disasters, Inter-State Legal Obligations, and the Risk Society: The Contribution of the ilc’s Draft Articles
• David Fisher, A Glass Half Full: The International Law Commission’s Draft Articles and the Operational Challenges of International Disaster Response
• Elena Evangelidis & Thérèse O’Donnell, NGOs and the International Law Commission Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters: A Relationship of Mutual or Grudging Respect?
• Arnold N. Pronto, Codification and Progressive Development in Contemporary International Law-Making: Locating the Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
• Jan McDonald & Anastasia Telesetsky, Disaster by Degrees: The Implications of the ipcc 1.5°C Report for Disaster Law
• Silvia Venier, A Right to Information Relevant to Disaster Situations: Broadening the Concept beyond Early Warning and Addressing the Challenges Posed by Information and Communication Technologies
• Monika Mayrhofer, Gender (In)equality, Disaster and Human Rights – the cedaw Committee and General Recommendation No. 37
• Iheanyi Samuel Nwankwo, Kai Wendt & Jeanne Pia Mifsud Bonnici, Addressing Cultural Rights in Disaster Management: A Checklist for Disaster Managers
• Luigimaria Riccardi, Disasters and Climate Change in the Overseas Countries and Territories and Outermost Regions: The Role of EU’s Disaster Management Tools
• International Disaster Law in Practice
• Emanuele Sommario, United Nations Bodies (2018)
• Marie Aronsson-Storrier, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (2018)
• Karen Da Costa, Global Non-State Actors (2018)
• Nicholas Wasonga Orago, Africa and MENA Region (2018)
• Emika Tokunaga, Asia (2018)
• Federico Casolari, Europe (2018)
• Kirsten Nakjavani Bookmiller, North America, Central America and Caribbean (2018)
• W. John Hopkins, Pacific (2018)
• Stefan Kirchner, Polar Regions (2018)
• Marcos Nelio Mollar, South America (2018)
• Rosemary Lyster, Climate Change Law (2018)
• Marlies Hesselman, Human Rights Law (2018)
• Dug Cubie, Humanitarian Assistance and International Law (2018)
• Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani, International Cultural Heritage Law (2018)
• Giovanna Adinolfi, International Economic Law (2018)
• Marlies Hesselman, International Environmental Law (2018)
• Stefania Negri, International Health Law (2018)
• Anastasia Telesetsky, Law of the Sea (2018)
• Matthew Scott, Migration/Refugee Law (2018)

Call for Submissions: Yearbook of International Disaster Law

A call for submissions has been issued for volume two of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law. The call is here. The deadline is October 31, 2019.

Call for Submissions: Yearbook of International Disaster Law

A call for submissions has been issued for the inaugural volume of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law. Here's the call:

The Yearbook of International Disaster Law (YIDL) aims to foster the interest of academics and practitioners on legal and institutional issues relevant to all forms of natural, technological and human-made disasters, including rapid and slow onset events, but excluding events such as armed conflicts or political/financial crises per se. The YIDL is a double-blind peer review journal published by Brill/Nijhoff.

For its inaugural issue (vol. 1, 2018) the YIDL welcome submissions of abstracts for papers addressing topics pertaining to any issue of international disaster law. Abstracts shall be sent by 15th November 2018 at the e-mail address: info@yearbookidl.org The YIDL also welcomes suggestions for book reviews.

Abstracts should be between 700-1,000 words, including relevant citations. Authors are also kindly requested to attach a short curriculum vitae to their e-mail. Further details available in the attached call.