Disaster Management and International Space Law

Author:   Diego Zannoni
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   15
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9789004388352


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   20 June 2019
Format:   Hardback
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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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Author:   Diego Zannoni
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Volume:   15
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9789004388352


ISBN 10:   9004388354
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   20 June 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acronyms Introduction 1Addressing Disasters in Today's World 2A Premise on the Method 1Disaster Prevention 1.1A Historical Overview 1.2What Is a Disaster of International Significance? 1.3Natural and Man-Made Disasters 1.4The Prohibition of Transboundary Pollution 1.5The Duty to Notify Impending Man-Made Disasters 1.6Conclusions 2Humanitarian Assistance in the Wake of Disasters 2.1The Consent of an Affected State to Humanitarian Assistance 2.2Explicit and Implicit Refusal to Humanitarian Assistance in International Practice 2.3Arbitrary Refusal to Humanitarian Assistance in Situations of Armed Conflict 2.4Arbitrary Refusal to Relief Flights 2.5Arbitrary Refusal to Humanitarian Assistance in Situations of Disaster 2.6Refusing Humanitarian Assistance and Human Rights 2.7What Happens When Humanitarian Assistance Is Arbitrarily Refused? 2.8Refusing Humanitarian Assistance and the Role of the Security Council 2.9Towards a Responsibility to Protect in Case of Disaster? 2.10Airdrops and the Defence of Necessity 2.11Ascertaining the Arbitrariness of Refusal 2.12The Duty to Provide Humanitarian Assistance upon Request 2.13Conclusions 3The Operation of Satellites and the Consent of the Underlying State 3.1Introduction 3.2Is a Delimitation between Airspace and Outer Space Needed? 3.3Usque ad Coelum 3.4Spatialist Theories 3.5Functional Theory 3.6Conclusions 4Remote Sensing and Disaster Management 4.1Introduction 4.2The Legal Value of General Assembly Resolutions 4.3The Legal Value of the Remote Sensing Principles 4.4The Principles of Remote Sensing as a Means to Interpret the Outer Space Treaty 4.5The State's Right to Privacy 4.6The Right to Disseminate Sensed Data to Third Countries 4.7The Transfer of Remote Sensing Technology 4.8The Sensed State's Right to Access Sensed Data 4.9Access to Sensed Data and Customary Law 4.10Reasonable Cost Terms in Practice 4.11Provisions and Omissions of the Resolution on Early-Warning of Disaster and Relief 4.12Data Transmission for Early-Warning of Disaster and Relief 4.13Verification of Remote Sensing Principles 4.14Conclusions 5Telecommunications and Disaster Management 5.1Introduction 5.2The Consent of the Target State for Fixed Services 5.3The Consent of the Target State for Non-fixed Services 5.4The Priority of Distress and Safety Telecommunications 5.5The Special Protective Regime for Distress and Safety Frequencies 5.6Conclusions Final Remarks Bibliography Index

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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


Author Information

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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