This book is the first legal study of state failure in international law. Dr. Giorgetti specifically analyses health, environmental and human rights emergencies and suggests concrete instruments for international actors facing emergencies in failing states. Her Principles for Action are an important contribution to the development of international law.
Chiara Giorgetti, JSD (2009, Yale), LLM (2002, Yale), MS c (1995, LSE) is an international attorney with White & Case, LLP in Washington D.C. and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center. Her interests and practice focus on sovereignty, transitional justice and international dispute resolution.