The UN responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti 2016, para. 61
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First, scholars have debated whether the optimal approach for the United Nations to take is one that proceeds from the principles of human rights or from the law of torts. For academic purposes, a rich debate can be, and has already been, had around some of these issues. From the perspective of the United Nations, neither of these regimes fits the situation perfectly and elements can be drawn from both in shaping the best response.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights