Contents: Preface
List of abbreviations
1. Disasters and international law: An Introduction / Marie Aronsson-Storrier and Susan C. Breau
Part I. Key concepts, definitions and legal framework
2. Identifying principles of international disaster law / Dug Cubie
3. What entity bears responsibility for disaster prevention, response and rebuilding? / Susan C Breau
4. Rights and disasters / Kristian Cedervall Lauta
5. Disaster and development / Saptarishi Bandopadhyay
Part II. International law and disaster risk
6. Foe, friend, or all? The position of nature in international law on disaster risk reduction / Marie Aronsson-Storrier
7. The metaphorical construction of risk: From cultural schismogenesis to cultural humanity / Scott Williams
8. International law and the creation of disaster risk / Liam Bagshaw
Part III. Disaster response and recovery
9. The international humanitarian law framework for humanitarian relief during armed conflicts and complex emergencies / Tilman Rodenhäuser and Stephanie Mutasa
10. The role of law in averting food insecurity in future disasters / Anastasia Telesetsky
11. A delicate dance: Exploring the intersections of international disaster law, global health law and human rights law / Irehobhude O Iyioha and Devyani Tewari
12. Security implications of conflicts, crises, and disasters in the international energy industry: Legal and policy considerations / Tade Oyewunmi
13. The protection of cultural heritage in the event of disasters / Giulio Bartolini
14. Solidarity, duties to assist and the potential of the ilc draft articles on the protection of persons in the event of disasters / Thérèse O'Donnell
Part IV. National and regional perspectives on law and disasters
15. The evolution of the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies' work in disaster law / Rachel MacLeod
16. Analysis of legal and regulatory frameworks for disaster risk management in Africa / Emmanuel B Kasimbazi
17. Indigenising international disaster law: A pacific way? / John Hopkins
18. An intersectionality approach to protection during disasters: Gender and human mobility in ecuador / Hugo Cahueñas, Laura Carrión and Juan Felipe Idrovo
19. Global and regional international disaster risk reduction law for the arctic ocean in the age of climate change / Stefan Kirchner and Federica Cristani
Part V. Vulnerability, marginalisation, and disaster
20. How the covid-19 pandemic affected human rights, and how to better prepare for the next pandemic / Karen da Costa
21. Framing specific vulnerabilities in international disaster law / Tommaso Natoli
22. Beyond gender and sexuality binaries: Queering international law in disasters / Gabrielle Simm.