Since 2001, the Disaster Law programme, in cooperation with a number of National Red Cross Red Crescent Societies and other partners, has been studying legal issues in disaster management, with a particular focus on international disaster relief.
Legal database
The Disaster Law on-line database makes available national and international legal instruments on disaster management.
Global studies
The Disaster Law programme has published several major global studies on disaster law.
Disaster Law publications
These publications cover legal issues in international disaster cooperation and other disaster management issues at the national and regional levels.
Fact sheets
These short summaries provide a brief overview to key disaster law issues.
External publications
Here you can find articles, book chapters and reports by the Disaster Law programme which are included in external publications.
Working paper series
We accept original papers related to law and legal issues in the management of natural disasters.