Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on May 2 and 3, 2008.1 It wreaked havoc in
the capital, Yangon, devastated large portions of the Irrawaddy Delta, and resulted
in the immediate deaths of tens of thousands of people. 2 Most of the initial deaths..
Is the Failure to Respond Appropriately to a Natural Disaster a Crime Against Humanity?
- June 6, 2020
- by STUART FORD

Stuart Ford, J.D., LLM, is an Assistant Professor at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago; previously he was an Assistant Prosecutor at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. He has written about crimes against humanity, genocide, collective security and the use of force in international relations.
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