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International Disaster Response Law: Issues for Australia

Michael Ernest Eburn

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Abstract

International law: • Role of, and limits of sovereignty • Is there a 'duty to rescue' in international law? • Do countries have to accept international aid? • Do countries have to allow NGOs to access affected populations? • Draws on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Domestic law: • An Australian case study – State and Federal law. • How does Australia receive international aid, particularly when disaster response is a State responsibility but immigration/quarantine/customs are Federal? • Are there provisions to allow/vary customs/visa requirements in disasters?
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2007
EventIDRL Information Session and Roundtable 2007: International Disaster Response Laws Information Session and Roundtable 2007 - Canberra, Australia
Duration: 13 Apr 2007 → …

Conference

ConferenceIDRL Information Session and Roundtable 2007: International Disaster Response Laws Information Session and Roundtable 2007
CityCanberra, Australia
Period13/04/07 → …

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

  • Tort Law

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