Disaster Law

UN Adopts Agreement on Disaster Risk Reduction (March 18, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 18, 2015, 187 United Nations member states adopted the “Sendai

International Lawyers and Legal Experts Write Open Letter to the United Nations on Humanitarian Aid in Syria (April 28, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On April 28, 2014, thirty-five international lawyers and legal experts signed an open letter

Risky Research and Human Health: The Influenza H5N1 Research Controversy and International Law

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16
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2
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David P. Fidler
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International Law and the E. coli Outbreaks in Europe

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Many European countries have experienced outbreaks caused by a dangerous strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, and two countries have, to date, reported deaths related to these outbreaks. Responses have involved actions that implement and affect international legal regimes on public health and international trade. This Insight describes these E. coli outbreaks and the international legal issues the outbreaks have raised.

The European E. coli Outbreaks

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15
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14
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David P. Fidler
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The European Volcanic Ash Crisis: Between International and European Law

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14
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21
Author: 
Alberto Alemanno
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