Something old, something new: Disaster risk reduction in international law
1. Introduction Praestat cautela quam medela. Prevention is better than cure. This also holds true in the field of disasters, where for a long time a reactive policy has prevailed, notwithstanding the enormous human and financial costs that it implies. The present contribution intends to provide a general overview of the development, and the actual...
Deprivation of nationality: In defence of a principled approach
1. Introduction The practice of depriving individuals of their nationality has been recently brought to the fore following the decision of some States to utilize such measures as a means to fight international terrorism.[1] Leaving aside the assessment of the legality of the various domestic statutes adopted in this context, the present contribution purports to...
