Scholars around the world are beginning to focus on the role of the legal system in preparing for such events and responding to them after they occur. This article offers an introduction to the field of disaster law with a particular focus on the United States and Brazil. The article begins with an overview of disaster law and explains some unifying themes. These themes connect risk mitigation, emergency response, compensation, and rebuilding after disasters. The remainder of the article focuses on one crucial insight: harm from disasters is almost always caused or at least worsened by failure to regulate risks in advance using land use law or environmental law. Disaster law will become even more important in the future due to climate chang...
This article aims to study the right of protection against disasters from the viewpoint of social ri...
While the phenomenon of catastrophes is emerging as a growing threat that humanity should face in th...
Sudden climate change and environmental, natural and man-made disasters have forced thousands of peo...
Scholars around the world are beginning to focus on the role of the legal system in preparing for su...
As a result of many factors (climate change, technological change, land use decisions, economics, po...
O enfrentamento dos desastres ambientais pelo direito, embora não seja recente, continua a impor-lhe...
Os desastres evidenciam condições de vulnerabilidades relacionadas às desigualdades sociais, econômi...
Articles published on the media are frequently reporting the occurrence of natural disasters and its...
Fundamental rights are constantly evolving, and it is certain that, as society becomes more develope...
This paper covers the development of international legal mechanisms designed to respond to natural d...
The Fukushima accident transpired more than three years ago, but the risks that surround the stricke...
Brazil is increasingly impacted by natural disasters, forcing the Federal Government to improve the ...
Os desastres contabilizados recentemente no Brasil foram causados por alagamentos e desmoronamentos....
Since the Stockholm and Rio Conferences (1972 e 1992), it is evident the effort of environmental law...
Background: The increase of quantity and scale of destroying geophysical events on the Earth goes to...
This article aims to study the right of protection against disasters from the viewpoint of social ri...
While the phenomenon of catastrophes is emerging as a growing threat that humanity should face in th...
Sudden climate change and environmental, natural and man-made disasters have forced thousands of peo...
Scholars around the world are beginning to focus on the role of the legal system in preparing for su...
As a result of many factors (climate change, technological change, land use decisions, economics, po...
O enfrentamento dos desastres ambientais pelo direito, embora não seja recente, continua a impor-lhe...
Os desastres evidenciam condições de vulnerabilidades relacionadas às desigualdades sociais, econômi...
Articles published on the media are frequently reporting the occurrence of natural disasters and its...
Fundamental rights are constantly evolving, and it is certain that, as society becomes more develope...
This paper covers the development of international legal mechanisms designed to respond to natural d...
The Fukushima accident transpired more than three years ago, but the risks that surround the stricke...
Brazil is increasingly impacted by natural disasters, forcing the Federal Government to improve the ...
Os desastres contabilizados recentemente no Brasil foram causados por alagamentos e desmoronamentos....
Since the Stockholm and Rio Conferences (1972 e 1992), it is evident the effort of environmental law...
Background: The increase of quantity and scale of destroying geophysical events on the Earth goes to...
This article aims to study the right of protection against disasters from the viewpoint of social ri...
While the phenomenon of catastrophes is emerging as a growing threat that humanity should face in th...
Sudden climate change and environmental, natural and man-made disasters have forced thousands of peo...