Obligation to International Cooperation in The Event of Disasters

Abstract

The reality of the world is that it is not free of natural and unnatural disasters. With the occurrence of disasters, many material and mental destructive effects on the entire earth, especially humans. In such situations, the need for support is increasingly felt. This support somehow requires cooperation, convergence and international solidarity. The main question is whether the obligation to cooperation can be considered a fundamental human right? What forms the hypothesis of this research is that; obligation to international cooperation in the event of disasters for a number of reasons, including; the demanding need for extreme protection is considered a fundamental human right. The most important findings of the research is that this obligation is an Erga omnes commitment that, although not limited to the time of disasters, but will be binding on everyone at the time of such risks. It can be argued that such an obligation can exist in other areas that are disaster-free, such as maximum protection of fundamental human rights. This type of obligation can also be raised in the face of terrorist acts, countering impunity.

Keywords

• disasters
• obligation to international cooperation
• international solidarity
• soft law
• hard law