Who Sows Winds Reaps Storms: State Liability for Disasters

El que siembra vientos cosecha tempestades: responsabilidad del Estado por desastres

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This paper intends to provide research-based insights into disaster risk management and the State non-contractual liability, offering reflections on the following questions: What trends support the clarification of the State’s non-contractual liability for disaster risk management? What factors are pivotal in establishing this liability? The judicialization and standardization of disasters, together with the constitutionalization and conventionalization of State liability, have contributed to an expanded scope of State responsibility in these matters. This expansion is attributed to factors such as the rational planning of the administrative risk management functions, the equitable distribution of responsibilities in the face of risks, and the acceptable level of risk as criteria for clarifying the requisite level of diligence.

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