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Disaster Law

Author
Farber D.A., Faure M.
Date
2010
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-093188)
Publisher | Place of publication
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
978-1-84844-431-7
Pages
707 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Disasters
Abstract

The field of disaster law has witnessed a huge surge in interest over the past few years. Building widespread recognition of the shortcomings of legal systems faced with disasters, academics have increasingly turned their attention to exploring how these failings can be addressed. This volume is a carefully selected collection of essays which focus on the legal and economic aspects of disaster law and pays particular attention to the legalities of catastrophes. The editors have brought together seminal papers analysing how disasters, both natural and man-made, could be prevented and investigating the ways in which compensation for such events could be provided.

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