The law of emergencies : public health and disaster management / Nan D. Hunter, Professor of Law, Georgetown Law, 600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001.
By: Hunter, Nan D [author.].
Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier, ©2018Edition: Second edition.Description: 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780128042755 (pbk).Subject(s): 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 StatesGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | KF5900 .H86 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000014172 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-400) and index.
Our constitutional structure of government -- The powers of the president in an emergency -- The reach of congressional power -- The judiciary -- The domestic use of military troops -- Federal agencies -- State and local governments -- Response coordination and incident command systems -- The constitution and individual rights -- Statutory protections for idividual rights -- Stafford act assistance to communities -- Stafford act assistance for individuals -- Public health law I : complications of federalism -- Public health law II : comtemporary threats -- Hospitals and workplaces in health emergencies -- The law of search and seizure -- Evacuation -- A dirty bomb explodes in Washington, DC -- Sovereign immunity and government liability -- Liability issues for individuals.