Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / C. Giorgetti -- Chapter One. An Emerging Problem In International Law / C. Giorgetti -- Chapter Two. The International Community Has Acted On Behalf Of States In The Past / C. Giorgetti -- Chapter Three. The Failed State Par Excellence: The Role Of The International Community In Somalia Demonstrates The Inadequacy Of The System To Deal With State Failure / C. Giorgetti -- Chapter Four. What Is State Failure? The Inadequacy Of Existing Legal Techniques To Deal With Failed States / C. Giorgetti -- Chapter Five. Responding To Public Health Emergencies In Failed States / C. Giorgetti -- Chapter Six. Environmental Emergencies In Failed States / C. Giorgetti -- Chapter Seven. United Nations Actions And The Use Of Military Force To Provide Assistance To Domestic Populations In Failed States / C. Giorgetti -- Chapter Eight. Conclusion: A Set Of Principles To Approach State Failure / C. Giorgetti -- Index / C. Giorgetti.

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This book is the first legal study of state failure in international law. Building on a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon, Dr. Giorgetti provides a definition of state failure that informs her study of how international actors may operate in situations of emergencies occurring in failed and failing states. The book specifically focuses on actions taken in health, environmental and human rights emergencies to provide generally applicable conclusions. Indeed, the Principles for Action distilled in the final chapter will provide concrete instruments to the international community to act in emergency situations and will prove to be an important contribution to the development of international law.