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Table 1 Contextualisation – Possible external sources of regulatory standards

From: Hazard communication by volcanologists: Part 1 - Framing the case for contextualisation and related quality standards in volcanic hazard assessments

 

References/Sources

International – dedicated risk reduction (RR) governance laws

 International human rights and related laws such as those formulated by the European Court of Human Rights.

Lauta (2014a, 2014b)

Bretton et al. (2015, 2017)

Scolobig (2015)

Scolobig et al. (2014, 2017)

 RR initiatives championed by international entities such as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (FRC) and the United Nations (UN) Development Programme.

UN Hyogo Framework for Action, Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disaster 2005-2015 (UN/ISDR 2005)

IFRC/UNDR Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (IFRC 2015)

UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2020 (UN/ISDR 2015)

National - dedicated RR governance laws

 National, regional and local laws including primary legislation, secondary regulations and tertiary codes of practice and guidance notes.

 The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 1988 in the USA is an example of national primary regulation.

 National case law including high profile criminal and civil law court cases.

Lauta (2014a, 2014b)

Scolobig et al. (2014, 2017)

Bretton et al. (2015, 2017)

Scolobig (2015)

Bretton and Aspinall (2017)

WBG (2017)

 National – sectoral laws.

 Laws regulating land development and use, building standards, environment protection, natural resources, and anti-corruption/bribery/price-fixing

(IFRC 2015)

WBG (2017)