Stati di emergenza, solidarietà e catastrofi naturali

States of Emergency, Solidarity and Natural Disasters

Abstract

This contribution offers a comparative legal analysis of the duties of solidarity in states of emergency arising from natural disasters. It explores how the principle of solidarity—both in its explicit legal expressions and implicit normative dimensions—manifests within emergency governance frameworks. Focusing on France, Italy, Spain, and the European Union, the paper investigates whether the multilevel institutional network of solidarity can function as a legal and structural counterbalance to the centralization and vertical concentration of powers typically associated with emergency regimes. The discussion further extends to climate emergency declarations, highlighting how these may broaden the legal horizon of solidarity to encompass intergenerational responsibilities and duties toward nature, suggesting novel trajectories for legal inquiry.

Keywords: States of emergency; Natural disasters; Solidarity; European countries; Comparative law