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International law: • Role of, and limits of sovereignty • Is there a 'duty to rescue' in international law? • Do countries have to accept international aid? • Do countries have to allow NGOs to access affected populations? • Draws on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Domestic law: • An Australian case study – State and Federal law. • How does Australia receive international aid, particularly when disaster response is a State responsibility but immigration/quarantine/customs are Federal? • Are there provisions to allow/vary customs/visa requirements in disasters? |
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