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Special issue : Cassandra's curse : the law and foreseeable future disasters /

This special issue of Studies in law, politics, and society examines the relationship between law and disasters. The papers come from members of the Collaborative Research Network on the Jurisprudence of Disasters within the Law and Society Association. This network was formed in 2012 at a conferenc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sarat, Austin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2015.
Colección:Studies in law, politics, and society ; v. 68.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction : the myths we live (and die) by / Lloyd Burton, Lisa Grow Sun
  • The "Cassandra zone" and law's moral purpose / Lloyd Burton
  • Symbolic, cognitive, and structural obstacles to formulating disaster policy / Justin Pidot
  • Foreseeable disaster mismanagement in a changing climate / Lisa Grow Sun, Sabrina McCormick
  • Disaster assistance and legal accountability : care and surveillance / Susan Sterett
  • Cassandra, Prometheus, and hubris : the epic tragedy of Fukushima / Masayuki Murayama, Lloyd Burton
  • Bushfires and Australian emergency management law and policy : adapting to climate change and the new fire and emergency management environment / Michael Eburn
  • The multi-level prevention and control of catastrophic wildfires in Mediterranean Europe : the European Union, Spain, and Catalonia / Juli Ponce [and others].