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The Law of Emergencies introduces the American legal system as it interacts with emergency management and public health issues. Hunter engages with and debates some of the most important Constitutional issues of our time, such as the tension between civil liberties and national security. She also sh...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hunter, Nan D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, �2009.
Temas:
War and emergency legislation > United States.
War and emergency powers > United States.
Emergency management > Law and legislation > United States.
Disaster relief > Law and legislation > United States.
Emergency management > United States.
Medical emergencies.
Disaster Planning > legislation & jurisprudence
Emergencies
Public Health > legislation & jurisprudence
Mesures d'exception > �Etats-Unis.
Urgences m�edicales.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Emergency.
MEDICAL > Emergency Medicine.
MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Emergency Medical Services.
Medical emergencies
Disaster relief > Law and legislation
Emergency management
Emergency management > Law and legislation
War and emergency legislation
War and emergency powers
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1: The Legal Framework
  • Chapter 1: Our Constitutional Structure of Government
  • Chapter 2: The Constitution and Individual Rights
  • Chapter 3: Congress and the Agencies
  • Chapter 4: The Domestic Use of Military Troops
  • Part II: The Law of Health Emergencies
  • Chapter 5: Federal Public Health Law
  • Chapter 6: State Public Health Law
  • Chapter 7: Contemporary Issues in Public Health Emergency Law
  • Chapter 8: The Role of the Private Sector
  • Part III: Disaster Management
  • Chapter 9: The Stafford Act
  • Chapter 10: The Powers of State and Local Governments
  • Chapter 11: Who Does What
  • Chapter 12: Searches, Seizures, and Evacuations
  • Chapter 13: Sovereign Immunity and Government LiabilityChapter 14: Liability Issues for Individuals
  • Part IV: Testing Your Knowledge
  • Chapter 15: A Dirty Bomb Explodes in Washington, D.C.
  • Chapter 16: A Pandemic Flu Outbreak in New Jersey
  • Appendix: Case Study: The Spring 2009 Swine Inluenza Outbreak
  • References.
  • Our constitutional structure of government
  • The constitution and individual rights
  • Congress and the agencies
  • The domestic use of military troops
  • Federal public health law
  • State public health law
  • Contemporary issues in public health emergency law
  • The role of the private sector
  • The Stafford Act
  • The powers of state and local governments
  • Who does what
  • Searches, seizures, and evacuations
  • Sovereign immunity and government liability
  • Liability issues for individuals
  • A dirty bomb explodes in Washington, D.C.
  • A pandemic flu outbreak in New Jersey.

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