Disaster Law Farber Faure Hardback Edward Elgar 9781848444317

Further Details\n\nTitle: Disaster Law\nCondition: New\nAuthor: Daniel A. Farber\nContributor: Daniel A. Farber (Edited by), Michael Faure (Edited by)\nFormat: Hardback\nType: Hardback\nISBN-10: 1848444311\nEAN: 9781848444317\nISBN: 9781848444317\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nGenre: Law & Politics\nTopic: Social Sciences, Society & Culture\nRelease Date: 30/04/2010\nDescription: 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 investi.