Disaster Relief and Governance After the Indian Ocean Tsunami: What Role for International Law?

Authors

David P. Fidler, Indiana University Maurer School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Publication Citation

6 Melbourne Journal of International Law 458 (2005)

Abstract

The tsunami in the Indian Ocean at the end of 2004 has produced heightened scrutiny of how international disaster relief is supplied and governed. This scrutiny connects to arguments by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies that more effective and efficient disaster relief requires the significant development of international law on disaster relief. This commentary analyses the historical and current relationship between international law and disaster relief and challenges the arguments that more international law on disaster relief is needed.

Recommended Citation

David P. Fidler, Disaster Relief and Governance After the Indian Ocean Tsunami: What Role for International Law?, 6 Melbourne Journal of International Law 458 (2005) (2005).
Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/facpub/398