Disaster law and emerging issues in Brazil

Authors

  • Daniel Farber University of California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/rechtd.2012.41.01

Abstract

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 change and other developments, such as population growth and expanded populations living near coasts and estuaries. 

Key words: Natural disasters, nuclear power, pollution, oil spills, climate change, risk management.

Author Biography

Daniel Farber, University of California

Sho Sato Professor of Law and Chair of the Energy and Resources Group (ERG) at the University of California, Berkeley

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Published

2012-06-25

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012): January/June

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