Christy Shucksmith

About/Bio

Dr Christy Shucksmith is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Lincoln. Christy is writing a monograph entitled ‘The International Committee of the Red Cross and its Mandate to Protect and Assist: Law and Practice’ to be published by Hart. Christy completed her Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham. Christy is a former British Red Cross and Armenian Red Cross Society volunteer.

Recently Published

Methods to Incorporate Human Rights Law into Disaster Prevention and Reduction Strategies

This post is part of the ESIL Interest Group on International Human Rights Law blog symposium on 'The Place of International Human Rights Law in Times of Crisis'. Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and landslides are all natural phenomena that have occurred throughout the history of humankind. This blog reflects on the ensuing crisis…

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