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Is international law equipped to tackle the challenges posed by the dramatic increase in disasters? In Disaster Management and International Space Law Diego Zannoni attempts to answer this crucial question through an analysis of the main legal issues involved, addressing both prevention and relief, with a special focus on major space applications such as remote sensing and telecommunications, and the attendant specific legal regimes. It is argued that, when lives of human beings are in danger, territorial sovereignty becomes, to a certain extent, porous and bends in front of the value of human life and the urgent need to rescue. On the other hand, specific obligations were identified to cooperate in the prevention and management of disasters, particularly in terms of data sharing.

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The book is a pertintent addition to the Studies in Space Law series, as it addresses an oringinal and topical subject, namely the use of space technology for disaster management. This informed and well-written study goes beyond the conventional analysis of corpus juris spatialis in that it incorporates distinct aspects of the regulation of space activities, such as remote sensing and telecommunication regulations... The book should be praised for the diversity of presented opinions, as well as for the thorough anaylsis of the topics at hand, which is based on the main concepts of space law that apply to remote sensing and telecommunications, combined with the doctrines of international law regarding sovereignty and humanitarian assistance. The book is recommended for those who wish to delve into the legal aspects of remote sensing, telecommunication and the use of space technology for societal needs. - Dimitra Stefoudi, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University

The book is a pertintent addition to the Studies in Space Law series, as it addresses an oringinal and topical subject, namely the use of space technology for disaster management. This informed and well-written study goes beyond the conventional analysis of corpus juris spatialis in that it incorporates distinct aspects of the regulation of space activities, such as remote sensing and telecommunication regulations... The book should be praised for the diversity of presented opinions, as well as for the thorough anaylsis of the topics at hand, which is based on the main concepts of space law that apply to remote sensing and telecommunications, combined with the doctrines of international law regarding sovereignty and humanitarian assistance. The book is recommended for those who wish to delve into the legal aspects of remote sensing, telecommunication and the use of space technology for societal needs. - Dimitra Stefoudi, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University

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Diego Zannoni, Ph.D. in International and European Union Law (University of Padua); Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Air and Space Law (McGill University). Diego Zannoni currently is a researcher in International and European Union Law at the University of Padua. He has published several articles on International and European Union Law issues.

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