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Challenges For "Affected States" In Accepting International Disaster Aid: Lessons From Hurricane Katrina, E. Katchka
Challenges For "Affected States" In Accepting International Disaster Aid: Lessons From Hurricane Katrina, E. Katchka
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The International Law Commission (ILC) draft articles on the protection of persons in the event of disasters purport to "facilitate an adequate and effective response to disasters that meets the essential needs of the persons concerned, with respect to their full rights" by setting forth complementary principles governing both individual state responsibilities and international cooperation in disaster response. The principles presented in the draft articles reflect an application of established international law principles as well as current, practical challenges to coordinating international disaster cooperation. This article applies specific ILC draft articles targeting the role of the state impacted by a …