Lafitsky V.I., Kashirkina A.A,, Morozov A.N. Draft of the Convention of the United Nations on Prevention and Liquidation of Consequences of Technogenic and Natural Catastrophes

Abstract: Draft Convention of the United Nations on Prevention and Liquidation of Consequences of Technogenic and Natural Catastrophes was elaborated by V.I. Lafitsky, À.À. Êàshirkina, À.N. Morozov within the frame of the scientific research work fulfilled by the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Russian Federation Government upon the request of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters with the aim of to improve normative legal provision of actions aimed at prevention and liquidation of emergencies. The project of the Convention of the United Nations on Prevention and Liquidation of Consequences of Technogenic and Natural Catastrophes is intended to fill a gap in the universal international legal regulation of such issues as the principles of cooperation between states in the field of prevention and liquidation of consequences of technogenic and natural catastrophes,the interaction in such situations of the competent authorities, procedure for the exchange of information, rights and obligations of the state who receive and send aid, procedure for submitting requests for assistance, and others. A special place in the draft UN Convention is allocated to measures to enhance the capacity of disaster, technogenic catastrophes prevention and liquidation of its consequences at both the national level and at the international level with the potential of not only public but private spheres. The draft is based on the universally recognized principles of international law, including the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of states, the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other states, the principle of respect and protection of human rights and freedoms.

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