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16 - Animals in Disaster Situations

from Part III - The Protection of Animals in Specific Situations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2022

By
Giulio Bartolini
Edited by
Anne Peters ,
Jérôme de Hemptinne  and
Robert Kolb
Anne Peters
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg
Jérôme de Hemptinne
Affiliation:
Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Robert Kolb
Affiliation:
Université de Genève
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Summary

Similarly to armed conflicts, disasters have severe consequences for animals and for the communities relying on them. This scenario suggests a legal analysis grounded on the recognition of animals as sentient beings. The question is whether the strategic and operational documents of international disaster law have the structural capacity to factor in animal concerns. The chapter pays particular attention to the protection of animals during disasters and their involvement in international relief operations. It also assesses whether inputs from international disaster law might influence initiatives and instruments addressing animals in armed conflicts. The analysis confirms how the alleged animal turn in the social sciences is beginning to play a role in legal issues related to disasters.

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international disaster lawrelief operationsrescue dogsWorld Organisation for Animal HealthInternational Search and Rescue Advisory Group
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Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict , pp. 278 - 293
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Bartolini, Giulio, ‘Charting an Emerging Subject: The Role of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law’, Yearbook of International Disaster Law 1 (2018), 1–4.Google Scholar
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